A black plume rises over East Palestine, Ohio, as a result of a controlled detonation on Feb. 6 of a portion of the derailed Norfolk Southern trains.Gene J. Puskar/AP Welcome to a new NPR series where we spotlight the people and things making headlines and the stories behind them.Health concerns are lingering in East Palestine, Ohio, after a train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed on February 3. Residents were temporarily evacuated from the area two days later to allow for a controlled burn of the chemicals, which sent a large plume of black smoke into the sky.
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