The recent Ohio train derailment and subsequent fire that released vinyl chloride into the environment has been a terrifying experience for the nearby population. The accident rekindles memories of ...

Norfolk Southern’s decision to vent and burn five tank cars of vinyl chloride after the 2023 train derailment is ...

Debate over vinyl chloride has simmered for years, but gained a new urgency after the Feb. 3 derailment of a 50-car Norfolk Southern freight train in East Palestine.

CBS News, What to know about vinyl chloride and other hazardous chemicals on the train that derailed in Ohio, Feb. 14, 2023 New York Times, This Deadly Chemical Should Be Banned , Feb. 19, 2023 ...

On Feb. 3, a Norfolk Southern train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, with 11 tank cars carrying hazardous materials and five tank cars carrying 115,580 gallons of vinyl chloride, according to CNN. A ...

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio – A new federal lawsuit against Norfolk Southern over the massive train derailment here alleges that 1.1 million pounds of vinyl chloride were released into the environment.

Vinyl chloride and benzene, which are linked to certain cancers at high exposures, were among the potentially toxic chemicals released in the Ohio train derailment.

(THE CONVERSATION) – 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. It ...

THE CONVERSATION — 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. It has ...

Had the cars reached South Jersey, they would have followed the same route as a train that derailed in Paulsboro in November 2012, releasing clouds of vinyl chloride that rolled across communities ...

A train derailment near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border last Friday has forced residents living nearby to evacuate their homes for fear they could be injured or even killed by exposure to the toxic ...

East Palestine residents waiting for all-clear to return home 02:04. Days after crews released and burned toxic chemicals transported by a wrecked train in Ohio, residents remain concerned about ...