NTSB releases preliminary report on Ohio train derailment
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The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a rare investigative field hearing this spring in East Palestine to question witnesses of the recent Norfolk Southern train derailment.

Ohio governor, EPA chief drink tap water near recent train derailment amid heavy criticism
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The EPA says the water and air are safe in East Palestine, Ohio following the Norfolk Southern train derailment and controlled burn of chemicals. The state's governor and EPA official drank a glass of tap water to prove it, but residents continue to voice concerns.

EPA chief, Ohio governor drink tap water near train derailment site after heavy criticism

EPA officials say environmental testing has not found toxic chemicals at a level of concern in the air and water near East Palestine, Ohio, days after the Norfolk Southern train derailment.

Ohio train derailment: Should New Englanders be worried about air quality?

New England is downwind of Ohio, where the train derailment in East Palestine earlier this month resulted in a concerning controlled burn of a toxic chemical.

Ohio senator visits creak in East Palestine: 'This is disgusting'
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On Feb. 3, about 50 cars on a Norfolk Southern Railroad train carrying vinyl chloride, a dangerous colorless gas, derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, a small community that is located along the Ohio-Pennsylvania border.

Upset Ohio residents pack town hall meeting seeking answers over train derailment

Hundreds gathered Wednesday in East Palestine, Ohio, to hear state officials insist yet again that testing shows local air is safe to breathe so far and that air and water monitoring would continue.

City was 'negligent' protecting Little Village from pollution, report finds
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The city’s “negligence and incompetence” allowed a demolition dust storm to blanket Little Village in 2020, according to a scathing watchdog report that also berated City Hall for its response to the debacle.

Ohio train derailment: Town hall set as concerns linger over odor, sick animals
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Fox News correspondent Garrett Tenney reports on the environment near the site of the controversial train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio and distrust from area residents. STORY: https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/ohio-train-derailment-town-hall-set-concerns-odor-sick-animals

What we know about the Ohio train derailment

After a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, concerns over the quality of air and water have begun mounting. Here’s what is known in the aftermath of the incident.

Illinois AG sues makers of 'forever chemicals'
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Attorney General Kwame Raoul is suing chemical companies like 3M claiming they are hiding the dangers of PFAS. Raoul wants to continue to monitor and identify the contamination.

Illinois Attorney General sues 3M, other makers of ‘forever chemicals’

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is suing the makers of so-called forever chemicals that have contaminated multiple sources of drinking water, saying the companies hid threats to public health and the environment.

Carvana glass tower in Skokie hits another roadblock
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As of last week, the used car retailer Carvana can once again do business in Illinois, but the village of Skokie is saying not so fast on building a new tower.

Transition into El Nino could lead to record heat around globe

Fishermen first used the term El Niño off the coast of South America to describe the unusually warm water temperatures before Christmas.

Green comet sighting: Here's when to see this celestial view unlikely to return for millions of years

This celestial sighting is a bit like space-speed dating. Astronomers only just learned of Comet C/2022 E3's existence, and it will be gone before we know it. Learn how it was discovered and why a naked-eye comet is rare.