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NTSB Says Norfolk Southern Threatened Staff as They Investigated the East Palestine Derailment

The agency also concluded that the “vent and burn” of toxic vinyl chloride was unnecessary. The company responded that it was “the only option to protect the community.”

By Kiley Bense

 Smoke rises from a derailed cargo train in East Palestine, Ohio on Feb. 4, 2023. The train accident sparked a massive fire and evacuation orders. Credit: Dustin Franz/AFP via Getty Images
Smoke rises from the derailed cargo train in East Palestine, Ohio, on Feb. 4, 2023. Credit: Dustin Franz/AFP via Getty Images

Accidents Involving Toxic Vinyl Chloride Are Commonplace, a New Report Finds

By Kiley Bense
The site of the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio on Feb. 14, 2023. Credit: Rebecca Kiger/The Washington Post via Getty Images

One Year Later, Pennsylvanians Living Near the East Palestine Train Derailment Site Say They’re Still Sick

By Kiley Bense
Ohio EPA and EPA contractors collect soil and air samples from the train derailment site on March 9, 2023 in East Palestine, Ohio. Credit: Michael Swensen/Getty Images

EPA Begins a Review Process That Could Bring an End to Toxic, Flammable Vinyl Chloride

By Kiley Bense
The site of the East Palestine, Ohio train derailment on Feb. 17, 2023. The train derailment happened on Feb. 3 in which 38 cars derailed, including 11 containing hazardous materials, forcing hundreds of residents to evacuate for several days. Credit: US Environmental Protection Agency/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

From Fracked Gas in Pennsylvania to Toxic Waste in Texas, Tracking Vinyl Chloride Production in the U.S.

By Kiley Bense
Officials continue to conduct operation and inspect the area after the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, in February 2023. Credit: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency/Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

How to ‘Make Some Good’ Out of East Palestine, Ohio, Rail Disaster? Ban Vinyl Chloride, Former EPA Official Says

By James Bruggers
Smoke rises from a derailed cargo train in East Palestine, Ohio on Feb. 4, 2023. The train accident sparked a massive fire and evacuation orders. Credit: Dustin Franz/AFP via Getty Images

Derailed Train in Ohio Carried Chemical Used to Make PVC, ‘the Worst’ of the Plastics

By James Bruggers

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