Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance returned to East Palestine, Ohio, two years after a toxic train derailment upended the community and left residents still struggling to recover. The vice president called for the rebuilding of East Palestine and sent the well wishes of President Donald Trump,

Two years after the derailment, researchers are stepping in to track how low-level, long-term environmental exposures are affecting the health of East Palestine residents.

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — Two years after a Norfolk Southern train derailment spewed a toxic cloud that drove thousands from their homes, freight trains with the same chemicals central to that disaster roll through town — with few steps taken by lawmakers to prevent another disaster.