Biden praises community, announces new NIH grants in first East Palestine visit

President Biden praised the East Palestine, Ohio, community during a visit to the town Friday, saying it was “absolutely amazing” what it rose to following the 2023 train derailment that caused a toxic chemical spill.

The president also condemned what he described as the “corporate negligence” that led to the derailment, which caused a train operated by Norfolk Southern Railway to spill toxic chemicals including vinyl chloride, a compound used in production of plastics. 

Saying the town had “been through hell,” Biden praised local and federal officials’ “Herculean” efforts in...