Vinyl chloride is a dangerous chemical, so the recent derailment and fire of a train carrying a large quantity of it is bad news. Long-time ACSH friend Dr. Joe Schwarcz gives us a lesson on the ...

The Environmental Protection Agency may soon launch a formal investigation into the impact of Ohio’s train derailment that exposed the area to cancer-causing chemical vinyl chloride.

For people living near the train accident in East Palestine, Ohio, the risks include breathing toxic fumes and possible water contamination.

Norfolk Southern’s decision to vent and burn five tank cars of vinyl chloride following the 2023 train derailment is the center of the most recent lawsuit filed against the railroad by residents who ...

Derailed Ohio train carried vinyl chloride, which is banned in aerosols, but not other products If Your Time is short ...

A federal lawsuit alleges Norfolk Southern released 1.1 million pounds of vinyl chloride while trying to contain a train fire in East Palestine.

After a train carrying chemicals derailed and caught fire in East Palestine, Ohio, in 2023, residents were exposed to ...

A new report from the Government Accountability Project alleges that both Norfolk Southern and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) manipulated soil testing after the 2023 train derailment in ...

Vinyl chloride – the chemical in several of the train cars that derailed and burned in East Palestine, Ohio, in February 2023 – can wreak havoc on the human liver.

The Government Accountability Project (GAP), a watchdog group based in Washington, D.C., continues to hold the feet of ...

Eight residents of East Palestine and nearby areas who opted out of the $600 million Norfolk Southern derailment settlement have filed a lawsuit against the railroad, seeking damages for the train der ...

This is black and white receipts that the EPA was working with Norfolk Southern to create the outcome that Norfolk Southern wanted.” ...