After a train derailed in rural Ohio, the community is concerned about the near- and long-term health impacts of the hazardous waste that the train was transporting. Top-level Biden administration officials, including EPA Administration Michael Reagan and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, and former president Donald Trump have all traveled to the area.

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