The motorcade is gone from East Palestine. Vice President JD Vance Governor DeWine and the U.S. senators have all left. Now that the dust has settled, did the visit by JD Vance and the others make an impact?

On Feb. 3, 2023, a Norfolk Southern freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed after a railcar's wheel bearing overheated, causing a fire. Three days later, officials conducted a "controlled release" of several tank cars that were filled with vinyl chloride, a toxic and flammable gas that can cause certain cancers, to prevent an explosion.