WATCH: The NTSB Hearing On The East Palestine, Ohio Toxic Disaster

As the country continues to be bogged down by scandal after scandal, and a quickly deteriorating republic, the story of East Palestine, Ohio has been buried in the news cycle.

WLTR previously reported that despite numerous, repeated claims from the EPA and government officials, the areas in and around East Palestine are still contaminated. …

So much so, that workers sent to study and clean up the site fell ill.

It is clear that the full truth has not yet emerged about the train derailment or the ensuing fallout from the toxic explosion and chemical spill. …

The people of East Palestine have been demanding answers since the disaster, and now they might be one step closer to getting them. …

The National Transportation and Safety Board (NTSB) held a hearing on the toxic train derailment spanning Thursday and Friday, you can watch the hearing below:

Additionally, the NTSB also released this preliminary report which you can read in its entirety here.

Journalist Jack Posobiec sounded the alarm and implored people not to forget the plight of their fellow Americans in East Palestine, Ohio.

Is the EPA lying about East Palestine?
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Human Events with Jack Posobiec LIVE 2PM EST on Real America’s Voice and Rumble. pic.twitter.com/Iz63KmItv9

— Human Events Daily (@humaneventslive) June 23, 2023

.@JackPosobiec and @ShaneCashman urge people not to forget about the residents of East Palestine, Ohio as they continue to deal with economic and health issues in the aftermath of the disastrous train derailment. pic.twitter.com/y2RlFu2GHM

— Human Events (@HumanEvents) June 23, 2023

According to ABC News:

A preliminary NTSB report released in the weeks following the incident found that a wheel bearing failed moments before 38 cars derailed in the incident — including 11 tank cars carrying hazardous materials that subsequently ignited.

Five of the tank cars contained 115,580 gallons of vinyl chloride, a highly volatile colorless gas produced for commercial uses.

Responders subsequently conducted an hourslong controlled release and burn of the vinyl chloride, causing a large ball of fire and sending a plume of black smoke filled with contaminants into the air.

East Palestine residents Rick and Tammy Tsai told the media that “People are desperately trying to leave” the East Palestine area due to the toxicity and the fallout from the train derailment.

"People are desperately trying to leave."

East Palestine Ohio residents Rick and Tammy Tsai speak out on the continuing contamination of their town after a chemical explosion. @TammyTsai365 @ShaunKraisman @EmmaRechenberg

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— Brad Porcellato (@BradPorcellato) June 23, 2023

One user presented photos recently taken of creeks in the area. The photos are dated June 6, 2023 and a very apparent rainbow sheen can be seen in the water.

EAST PALESTINE, OHIO CREEK WATER PICS, 6/7/23

DOES THIS LOOK CLEANED UP TO YOU????? DO YOU SEE ANY WILDLIFE?

YET, BIDEN GOES RUNNING TO A BRIDGE WRECK ON I-95, WHEN NO ONE IS INURED OR ENVIRONMENT DAMAGED.

THIS IS NOT CLEANED UP, IT'S A CRISIS, AND CONTAMINATION IS BAD! pic.twitter.com/eummPd5pem

— KNITTER2 (@KniTTedhaTTeR) June 18, 2023

The Hill shed some light on one Norfolk-Southern engineer’s allegations:

A Norfolk Southern engineer expressed concerns to a supervisor about the length of the train that would later derail in East Palestine, Ohio, but the reservations went unaddressed, according to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).

The NTSB report released Thursday said the engineer from Decatur, Ill., expressed the concerns to the yardmaster but was told, “Well, this is what they [Norfolk Southern] want.”