Toxic chemicals from Ohio train derailment lingered in buildings for months – here’s what our investigation found in East Palestine
A lot went wrong in the scramble to respond after a train carrying highly volatile vinyl chloride and other chemicals derailed in 2023. The lessons can help ensure safer responses in the future.
Andrew J. Whelton, Professor of Civil, Environmental and Ecological Engineering, Purdue University •
conversation
Sept. 30, 2024 • ~11 min
Sept. 30, 2024 • ~11 min
Companies keep selling harmful products – but history shows consumers can win in the end
Health leaders, researchers, advocacy groups, companies and the public have saved millions of lives by reducing the consumption of unhealthy products.
Eszter Rimanyi, Chronic disease and addiction epidemiologist, Duke University •
conversation
Sept. 30, 2024 • ~8 min
Sept. 30, 2024 • ~8 min
Airdropping vaccines to eliminate canine rabies in Texas – two scientists explain the decades of research behind its success
Two rabies epidemics in animals spurred a state health emergency in Texas and a program that oversees annual mass wildlife vaccination. Millions of doses have been distributed since the ‘90s.
Charles Rupprecht, Affiliate Professor of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University •
conversation
Sept. 26, 2024 • ~9 min
Sept. 26, 2024 • ~9 min
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