The initiative will examine potential long-term effects of exposure to vinyl chloride and other chemicals released during the 2023 Norfolk Southern train derailment.

The National Institutes of Health said Thursday that it will fund longer-term health studies of the residents of East Palestine, Ohio, after a 2023 train derailment that sent more than a million pounds of hazardous chemicals into the soil,

The Trump administration is dedicating $10 million to research and address the long-term health impacts from the 2023 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.