Tankers of vinyl chloride were going halfway across the country, government records show, a trip highlighting the risks of transporting chemicals as plastics production grows.
EPA and state lawmakers have told people it was safe to return to their homes and at the same time sent a legal notice to the rail operator over the threat of environmental contamination.
For nearly 30 years, America’s four biggest rail companies—which move the majority of the country’s coal—have spent millions to deny climate science and block climate policy.
