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

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By By Kiley BenseDec 5, 2023, 5:00 am431 pts
Appalachia’s fracking boom is fueling the expansion of American plastics manufacturing, including production of vinyl chloride, the carcinogen used to make PVC that burned in East Palestine, Ohio. By Kiley Bense On the evening of May 17, 1970, the 19th car of a freight train derailed in the Pennsylvania…

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