Tag: East Palestine Ohio

CFAES Crisis Rapid Response Team Receives Spirit of the Land-Grant Award for Work in East Palestine

From the moment the train derailed Friday night Feb. 3 in East Palestine, Ohio, resulting in a toxic chemical release and massive fire that forced hundreds of people to evacuate their homes, the calls from local farmers and producers for help began flooding into the Ohio State University Extension office in Columbiana County. Impacted families…