EPA Announces Review of , Cancer-Causing Chemical Risks , After Ohio Train Derailment.<br />Fox News reports that the Biden administration has initiated <br />an evaluation of cancer risks caused by chemicals released <br />in a major train derailment in Ohio earlier this year. .<br />Fox News reports that the Biden administration has initiated <br />an evaluation of cancer risks caused by chemicals released <br />in a major train derailment in Ohio earlier this year. .<br />The fiery accident in East Palestine, Ohio, involved <br />the release of vinyl chloride, a cancer-causing <br />chemical, in a towering cloud of toxic black smoke. .<br />The fiery accident in East Palestine, Ohio, involved <br />the release of vinyl chloride, a cancer-causing <br />chemical, in a towering cloud of toxic black smoke. .<br />The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said it will <br />investigate the risks posed by not only vinyl chloride, <br />but a number of other chemicals released in the crash.<br />The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said it will <br />investigate the risks posed by not only vinyl chloride, <br />but a number of other chemicals released in the crash.<br />According to the EPA, the agency will <br />determine whether the chemicals pose an , "unreasonable risk to human <br />health or the environment.".<br />According to the EPA, the agency will <br />determine whether the chemicals pose an , "unreasonable risk to human <br />health or the environment.".<br />The EPA estimates the process <br />will take at least three years. .<br />Michal Freedhoff, the assistant EPA administrator for <br />chemical safety and pollution prevention, said the study , "is key to better-protecting <br />people from toxic exposure.".<br />Michal Freedhoff, the assistant EPA administrator for <br />chemical safety and pollution prevention, said the study , "is key to better-protecting <br />people from toxic exposure.".<br />Fox News reports that both environmental and <br />public health activists have called the review <br />of these chemicals long overdue.<br />Vinyl chloride was classified <br />as a human carcinogen in 1974. <br />That same year, the federal <br />government wisely banned <br />the use of vinyl chloride in <br />hair sprays, refrigerants, <br />cosmetics and drugs, Judith Enck, former EPA regional administrator and president <br />of the advocacy group Beyond Plastics, via Fox News.<br />Fox News reports that the February 3 derailment of the <br />Norfolk Southern freight train in East Palestine put a <br />spotlight on the decades-long debate over vinyl chloride. .<br />Nearly one year after the accident, residents of the eastern <br />Ohio town remain concerned about potential health impacts, <br />despite state and federal officials saying they are safe
