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Kiley Bense is a journalist based in Pennsylvania who covers the environment, culture and politics.
A new generation is discovering the rambling Southern route of William Bartram and his legendary 1791 travelogue
Environmentalists were heartened by the agency’s move after the chemical burned in a train derailment in February in East Palestine, Ohio. The Vinyl Institute expressed confidence that the review would show “the production of vinyl chloride and use of PVC products are safe.”
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.
Documents reveal a secret committee packed with energy companies that will determine if Pa. would benefit from joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.