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Train carrying PVC derails in Ohio

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Rick Mullin (Feb 9, 2023) reports about a railcar accident in Ohio in which several cars carrying vinyl chloride had to be released and burned. Mullin highlights that the event is one in a series of recent rail accidents in Ohio, calling into questions the safety of the railway infrastructure. He also mentions that, based on data from the Chlorine Institute  20,000 rail shipments of vinyl chloride in North America in 2021.

The Ohio train derailment underscores the dangers of the plastics boom: https://grist.org/transportation/ohio-train-derailment-east-palestine-p…

Twitter thread: https://twitter.com/FalconryFinance/status/1624051231554510848

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