Environmentalists Push EPA To Assess Releases In Vinyl Chloride Evaluation

Environmentalists are pressing EPA to formally deem vinyl chloride a “high priority” for TSCA risk evaluation and regulation, while renewing calls for the review to consider accidental releases -- such as the 2023 East Palestine, OH, chemical spill -- after the agency said it would decide whether to include such incidents in its analyses on a case-by-case basis. “We strongly support this designation and urge you to move forward as expeditiously as possible with evaluating the full array of risks...