The Allegheny Front is covering the Norfolk Southern train derailment. We are talking with residents, examining environmental and health concerns and reporting on the latest news.
The owner of the vinyl chloride in the railcars and an outside expert testified that the catastrophic explosion emergency responders feared was not likely.
Living near Shell's ethane cracker and East Palestine, one student came to a realization: "I was like, ‘Oh, wait a minute, stuff is actually serious.'"