http://wfpl.org en http://wfpl.org/post/so-far-no-sign-widespread-air-surface-water-contamination-chemical-spill <p>Regulators are still working to<a href="http://wfpl.org/post/morning-after-fire-still-burns-derailment-site" target="_blank"> extinguish a fire at the site of the train derailment and chemical spill </a>in southwest Jefferson County. But work has also begun to determine the environmental and health effects of the toxic chemicals that have already leaked.</p> Thu, 01 Nov 2012 20:34:40 +0000 Erica Peterson 2291 at http://wfpl.org http://wfpl.org/post/5-things-know-about-butadiene <p>A <a href="http://www.wfpl.org/post/breaking-shelter-place-warning-expanded-2-miles-after-train-derailment" target="_blank">train derailed in southwestern Jefferson County</a> this morning, and emergency personnel have reported that the chemical butadiene is leaking from a railcar. People living near Abbotts Beach Road in Jefferson County and Katherine Station Road in Bullitt County have been evacuated, and there's a shelter-in-place with a two-mile radius from the spill. Here are some things to know about the chemical that's leaking.</p> Mon, 29 Oct 2012 14:33:06 +0000 Erica Peterson 2219 at http://wfpl.org 5 Things to Know About Butadiene