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This report 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. One year ago, a disastrous train wreck in East Palestine, Ohio, alerted many of this dangerous practice—now, this new analysis shows this practice is widespread and continues to put communities at risk. The report is the first to map the most likely path of the longest train route that vinyl chloride regularly travels across the country, putting millions at risk from Texas to New Jersey.

Additional Quotes from Toxic Cargo report Published January 22, 2024 Local Community Experts “Investigating the widespread transportation of vinyl chloride provides critical evidence that people across the nation are all at risk of toxic vinyl chloride pollution. My community in East Palestine, Ohio [...]

The Problem Vinyl chloride is a known human carcinogen associated with liver cancer, brain and lung cancers, and cancers of the blood, and can be found in air, water, and consumer products. Despite its well-documented harms, companies continue to produce the [...]

Cancer-causing vinyl chloride is a key ingredient in production of PVC plastic, used in building materials and packaging Public health groups call on EPA to ban vinyl chloride UPDATED: December 17, 2023 WASHINGTON, DC—Today, the U.S. EPA announced the beginning of a regulatory process to designate vinyl chloride as a high-priority chemical under the Toxic […]

Public health advocates urge more action to end PFAS contamination SEATTLE, WA— Today, the Washington State Department of Ecology issued a draft report to the legislature proposing new restrictions on the “forever chemicals,” per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), under its Safer Products law.  The agency is recommending bans on PFAS in apparel, cleaning products, and […]