Washington — The Environmental Protection Agency is saying it may launch a risk evaluation of vinyl chloride soon, after environmental and community groups petitioned the agency in July to step up its ...

According to the draft scope document, EPA leveraged the data and information sources described in the Proposed Designation of Vinyl Chloride as a High-Priority Substance for Risk Evaluation to inform ...

(CNN) — Federal investigators released a spate of new details Thursday about the toxic train wreck that spewed toxic chemicals and wreaked havoc in East Palestine, Ohio. The 38 Norfolk Southern train ...

A new report from environmentalists says that 3 million people are at risk from train accidents like the one that saw vinyl chloride monomer spill and burn last year in East Palestine, Ohio. The ...

The Environmental Protection Agency announced on Thursday that vinyl chloride would be among five chemicals to begin the process for risk evaluation prioritization under the Toxic Substances Control ...

The residents of East Palestine, Ohio, have more than enough to worry about. A train wreck with black fumes of burning chemicals pouring from a tank is frightening enough. The absolute last thing they ...

Cody Smith (left) and David Grant (right), professors of pharmacology and toxicology at the University of Connecticut, talk about how the vinyl chloride spill from the trail derailment in Ohio will ...

The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry creates and updates toxicological profiles for hazardous substances. The profiles provide an overview of substances’ adverse health effect ...

Some of the chemicals released in the Ohio train derailment are linked to cancer and other health problems. Five cars contained vinyl chloride, a chemical used to make plastic products and a known ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. The Environmental Protection Agency announced last week that vinyl chloride would be ...