Climate Change
Accidents Involving Toxic Vinyl Chloride Are Commonplace, a New Report Finds
A year after a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, the study found vinyl chloride accidents have happened on average “once every five days since 2010.” An industry group says the chemical is safe and “makes modern life possible.”
The vinyl chloride industry made headlines across the country last winter when a train carrying the flammable, carcinogenic chemical derailed near the town of East Palestine, Ohio. News outlets published dystopian images of the smoke plume released by a controlled burn of the vinyl chloride cars, and thousands of people were evacuated from their homes.
Accidents Involving Toxic Vinyl Chloride Are Commonplace, a New Report Finds