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https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/28/us/ohio-train-derailment-east-palestine.html

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Animals are falling sick and dying near the site of a hellish Ohio train derailment last Friday which released toxic chemicals into the air, according to reports - sparking fears of the potential health impacts the crash could have on humans.

Taylor Holzer, owner of a dairy farm just outside the evacuation zone in East Palestine, told WKBN several foxes he keeps on his property have become mortally ill.

"Out of nowhere, he just started coughing really hard, just shut down, and he had liquid diarrhea and just went very fast," Holzer told the outlet of one of his animals.

Ohio man, Taylor Holzer, said that his foxes have been falling ill since the derailment.

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He said others have developed watery eyes and puffy faces, and have uncharacteristically refused to eat for several days.

"Smoke and chemicals from the train, that's the only thing that can cause it, because it doesn't just happen out of nowhere," Holzer said. "The chemicals that we're being told are safe in the air, that's definitely not safe for the animals ... or people."

Follow The Post's coverage of the Ohio train derailment

A cocktail of deadly chemicals - including highly toxic vinyl chloride and hydrogen chloride - spilled out after 50 cars on a Norfolk Southern Railroad train derailed en route to Pennsylvania.

Inhaling vinyl chloride fumes can induce dizziness, nausea, headache, and breathing complications, University of Toledo environmental engineering professor Ashok Kumar told ABC News.

The crash sent toxic chemicals spewing into the air.

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Professor Kevin Crist, the director of Ohio University's Air Quality Center, noted that the chemical can also cause cancer of the liver and other organs.

"Breathe those in under heavy concentrations, and it's really bad for you," Crist told the network. "It's like an acid mist. It's not something that you want to be around in high concentrations."

Officials conducted a controlled burn in the area to avoid a "catastrophic tanker failure" that could have set off a gigantic explosion.

Evironmental Protection Agency official James Justice said the agency has been conducting constant air-monitoring tests that did not show any toxic threats, and residents were told it was safe to return to their homes after a three-day mandatory evacuation this week.

But scattered reports of dead animals well outside the original evacuation zone continue to stoke fears.

"My video camera footage shows my chickens were perfectly fine before they started this burn, and as soon as they started the burn, my chickens slowed down and they died," said Amanda Breshears of North Lima. "If it can do this to chickens in one night, imagine what it's going to do to us in 20 years."

The charred aftermath of the derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.

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A previous spillage of vinyl chloride after a train derailment occured in Paulsboro, New Jersey, in 2012. That state's Department of Health compiled a fact sheet on the potential effects of exposure to humans that year which said stated: "It is not known whether short-term exposure to vinyl chloride can cause long-term health effects."

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services also has a more recent information sheet on vinyl chloride which said: "Human and animal studies show higher rates of liver, lung and several other types of cancer.

"Being exposed to vinyl chloride can affect a person's liver, kidney, lung, spleen, nervous system and blood. People exposed to [extremely high] levels ... may have an increased risk of miscarriage and birth defects. Damage to male sperm-producing organs has occurred in laboratory animals."

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Animals falling sick, dying near hellish Ohio train derailment site

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Animals are falling sick and dying near the site of a hellish Ohio train derailment last Friday which released toxic chemicals into the air, according to reports - sparking fears of the potential health impacts the crash could have on humans.

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East Palestine train derailment: Toxic waste removal restarts in Ohio town

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It comes two days after residents who say they feel ill urged the government to provide answers.

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February 23, 2023

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Published: February. 28. 23

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February 10, 2023 5:57pm

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The Derailment of the Palestine, Ohio train

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How this is affecting the animals in the environments around the event

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The EPA made decisions about what to do with the wasted chemicals.

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Complaint on the environmental impact

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The animals are getting sick because of the toxic chemicals.

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The people near the accident were worried about their health from the chemicals. The Department of Transportation was also blamed for the incident by multiple people.

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Brings the attention about the pollution that had happened at the time of the crash

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A lot of people care about animals and peoples safety and health and because of the derailment their health is at risk.

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The people around the area of the accident were getting rashes, reactions, and respiratory trouble from the chemicals in the air. The EPA has assured that the air quality is currently fine.

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It has polluted waters in Ohio

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The relevance is that the train derailment caused a lot of animals to get sick.

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The accident can put other people in fear of this happening again and also mistrust of the Department of Transportation.

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Following a brief pause, crews are still cleaning up contaminated soil and liquids in East Palestine, Ohio, after the Norfolk Southern train derailment and controlled release of toxic chemicals.

Residents of the small town, located near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border, face ongoing uncertainty and concern over potential health effects following the incident three weeks ago.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine joined "GMA3" hosts Gio Benitez and Rhiannon Ally to talk about the latest details on the state's cleanup efforts and possible challenges to come.

Portions of a Norfolk Southern freight train that derailed Friday night in East Palestine, Ohio, still on fire at mid-day Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023.

RHIANNON ALLY: Governor, we want to welcome you to "GMA3," but we want to jump right in, because we have a lot to talk about. As Gio just mentioned, it has now been three weeks. There are still obviously so many concerns. We know the EPA took control over the weekend, but what does that mean for the cleanup effort, and what's the timeline look like now?
GOV. MIKE DEWINE: Well, it really doesn't mean a whole lot for the cleanup. That's continued. You know, the U.S. EPA has been on the scene since the beginning and our Ohio EPA has been on the scene. So that continues. Our objectives all along has been to hold the railroad accountable. And at the same time, though, test the water, continue to test the air, try to give people all the information that we can about that and continue the cleanup. The cleanup is going forward. A lot of the water has already been removed. We're still removing some of the hard material. And that's going to continue for the next few weeks.
GIO BENITEZ: Yeah, so many residents watching that, governor. You know, EPA Administrator Michael Regan, he's going back to East Palestine today. It's his third trip there. You were with him there last week. What are residents telling you? What are their biggest concerns?
DEWINE: Look, I think there's great uncertainty. I had two individuals tell me, I walked up on one's porch and she said, "I'm concerned. Can my children play in the yard?" And so these are the type things that people are certainly concerned about. It's been a traumatic thing for them. They had this huge, huge train wreck, then several days later, the controlled release. And they're just concerned. They're concerned. They have a lot of questions. And what we're trying to do over the long run is make sure they understand we're not leaving. Ohio is going to be there. We're going to be there year after year.

We'll continue to test the water, we're going to start testing some of the soil. I know some of the people want the soil tested. We're going to continue to test the air. We're going to continue on the removal. And I think that's what I have to do is assure them we're in this for the long run.
ALLY: Many are concerned about the impact on their health. You mentioned the woman asking about her child playing in the yard. We know tens of thousands of animals in that area have died. So what exactly will you do to reassure the people beyond testing the soil? How do you help them understand in the long term?
DEWINE: Well, let me just clarify a little bit on the animals. Really, what we had die, we had a significant fish kill. Most of the fish were about this size, the minnows. And that was an event that occurred at one point. To our knowledge, we have not seen any additional fish kill after that. There's been several animals that have been reported have died. We have now taken those. I talked to our agriculture director today. Some of those tests are already done and they showed nothing as far as - it was just natural causes.

And we have, I think, a couple more animals to actually be tested. But what people can expect in the future is we're going to continue to keep our clinic open. One of the things that we felt was very important is to have a clinic there, that someone who doesn't have insurance, who doesn't have a doctor, they can go get some answers, but then also be hooked into a long-term provider. We're going to insist that the railroad continue to pay. It was their train. It's their track. It was their wreck. They owe that to the people of East Palestine.
BENITEZ: Governor, let's talk about that, because you've said the rail company Norfolk Southern is, "responsible for this crash and any damage that's been done." Now three weeks in, what's your relationship with the company like? Is Norfolk Southern doing what you've asked so far?
DEWINE: Well, I keep asking my team, "Are they paying the bills?" And so far, to our knowledge, that is what's occurring. And if that doesn't occur, then we're obviously going to have to deal with that. But so far, they're paying. But look, eventually what's going to have to happen is there's going to have to be a fund created. This is what usually happens in these environmental challenges that we see. There has to be a fund, because people will want to be be checked out for years into the future. And there's got to be money to make sure that that will be covered.
ALLY: This is far from over for the people of East Palestine and the state of Ohio. Gov. Mike DeWine, thank you so much for joining us.
DeWine: Thank you. Good to be with you. Thank you.

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Ohio governor on train derailment cleanup: 'We're not leaving'

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Following a brief pause, crews are still cleaning up contaminated soil and liquids in East Palestine, Ohio, after the Norfolk Southern train derailment and controlled release of toxic chemicals. Residents of the small town, located near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border, face ongoing uncertainty and concern over potential health effects following the incident three weeks ago.

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Incident occurred February 3rd 2023, Article posted February 28th

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Toxic train leaks chemicals in Ohio, Govenor insists faster cleanup.

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The removal of the toxic waste spill. Which is causing thousands of animals to die. And Causing medical conditions to citizens of Ohio

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Everyone is worried about the citizens and the population of animals in the areas of Ohio. The toxic chemicals nearly killed 45,000 animals and is giving people bronchitis and other infections from the waste.

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Didn't happen too long ago and it's still not all cleaned up. The water is polluted and isn't drinkable with certain filters. Which effect's that state.

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this article has a biased towards the animal and safety of people. and are thinking of ways to help the environment.

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To the toxic waste and the needing to clean up on it

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This article was directed to the protection of the EPA and their choices about the chemicals.

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It is biased towards the cleanup of the chemical spill, to prevent more people and animals dying. And to prevent the spill to affect anyone out of Ohio.

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What are dioxins and did the Ohio train crash release them into the air?

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February 24th 2023

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The Focus is what the wreck is doing to the environment.

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The issue at hand is that the toxic chemicals are going to pollute and effect the environment.

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I am not saying that all humans do but a lot of humans what to earth to be clean and not toxic to breath the air so we are concerned on what this will bring to the environment.

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it only happened a little big ago and is effecting things still

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how this is a bad thing for everyone because if this kind of thing is happening more often then it can become a lot worse