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As we remember the East Palestine anniversary, we are calling on The Home Depot to step up and phase out vinyl chloride and PVC.
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The toxic, flammable gas that notoriously spilled into the town of East Palestine, Ohio, last year still rides on rail lines through eight major US cities. In fact, as much as 36 million pounds of the chemical, vinyl chloride, are carried on trains through the country at any given time, according to a new study by environmental advocacy group Toxic-Free Future.
A new report released by Toxic-Free Future and Material Research reveals, for the first time, that at any given moment up to 36 million pounds of toxic vinyl chloride are being shipped via rail by America’s largest producer, OxyVinyls.