Ohio officials say air quality in East Palestine is fine but not to drink the water

State health, safety and environmental officials said the air quality in and around East Palestine is what it was before authorities conducted a controlled burn of vinyl chloride from an tanker involved in a 150-car train derailment. That burn on February 7 produced a black cloud that could be seen for miles.

State leaders said they’re also watching water from the area following the toxic chemical release in that community along the Ohio-Pennsylvania border.