End Plastic Pollution

GET THE FACTS

• Vinyl chloride fact sheet (Beyond Plastics, 2023)

• Vinyl Chloride (IARC monograph, 2012)

• PVC Poison Plastic (Toxic-Free Futures, 2023)

• U.S. EPA Takes First Step in Potentially Banning Vinyl Chloride (Beyond Plastics, 12/14/23)

• Chemical plant emissions driving cancer risk near Western Kentucky elementary, EPA says (Louisville Courier-Journal, 1/24/24)

• Toxic Cargo: How rail transport of vinyl chloride puts millions at risk, an analysis one year after the Ohio train derailment (Toxic-Free Future, 2024)

Millions of Americans face risk of a toxic ‘bomb train’ (Washington Post, 1/29/24)