7 CDC workers fell ill investigating train derailment in East Palestine Ohio

COLUMBUS, Ohio – In the days following the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, a group of investigators fell ill while looking into the chemical exposure of residents. Fifteen investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) were wrapping up their probe of chemical exposure Monday in the East Palestine area. But, just a few weeks ago, seven of those investigators themselves may have experienced exactly what they were looking into, the agency confirmed to The Columbus Dispatch, part of the USA TODAY Network. On March 6, seven investigators…