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Material Research, L3C retweeted
Our latest (and potentially greatest) collaboration.
Introducing... FencelineData.org.💥
@MaterialRsrch serves this initiative led by @DataKind @pubhealthwatch & @justice_data.
Read all about it in @SavannaStrott's new article.
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Data ℹ️= power♎️
Material Research, L3C retweeted
Who’s polluting my neighborhood? New database makes searching for chemical, climate data faster, easier. fencelinedata.org @DataKind @pubhealthwatch @justice_data @MaterialRsrch
Check out this new tool on chemical polluters! From now on it will be easier to find data on companies that release harmful chemicals into the environment and contribute to climate change.
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US Chemical Safety Board confirmed that BioLab Inc. chemical plant in Westlake, the site of a massive fire and release of chlorine during Hurricane Laura in 2020, was unprepared for winds accompanying the storm, as reported in nola.com/news/environment/pl…
Material Research, L3C retweeted
This just in: @EHNewsroom deep dive into vinyl chloride pollution in the U.S.
Featuring @Mike_Schade @ToxFreeFuture @MaterialRsrch and Christine Bennett, champion of environmental health & justice from Mossville LA.
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Material Research, L3C retweeted
BREAKING: The #vinylchloride pollution resulting from the #EastPalestine disaster is not an isolated incident, but a symptom of a much larger toxic #PVC problem.🧵
#poisonplastic #plastics #toxicplastic
Read more in our new report: toxicfreefuture.org/press-ro…
Material Research, L3C retweeted
Special thanks to @MaterialRsrch for their collaboration on this investigation!
And thanks to @PlasticsBeyond @RiverValleyOrg @laenviro @unreasonabledw and the other community leaders and advocates for your partnership.
Material Research, L3C retweeted
Story on chemical safety features @mayanye (@StopToxics ) and the #PreventChemicalDisasters map maintained by @MaterialRsrch !
Concerns about toxic chemical exposure are growing across the country following several incidents, including the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio and the plastics fire in Richmond, Indiana.
@tomcostellonbc shares more on the EPA’s findings: nbcnews.to/3oafN3Z
Material Research, L3C retweeted
Inside the News: The latest info and analysis from @MaterialRsrch in the NY Times, Courier-Post, CNBC, NBC Nightly News, Orion Magazine and more...
Details in the latest Material Witness:
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Material Research, L3C retweeted
⚠️ Toxic #ForeverChemicals should NOT be leaching into our food and water. ⚠️
Today, 64 advocacy groups are calling on @EPA to prohibit Inhance Technologies from continuing to produce several dangerous #PFAS during the fluorination of plastic containers. ceh.org/latest/press-release…
Material Research, L3C retweeted
BioLab in Westlake LA is back in the news:
A chlorine leak led to a shelter-in-place order yesterday.
#PreventChemicalDisasters
@StopToxics
@UCSUSA
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Chemical fire erupts at a BioLab plant in Westlake in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura; firefighters are at the scene to control the blaze reut.rs/3ltfprM
Check out the latest news on toxic chemicals at our Material Witness blog. Today's issue explores chemical disasters involving vinyl chloride and more on chemical incidents in the US and worldwide. Learn what is needed to avoid the next disaster.
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Check this map 👇👇👇. The chemical involved in the #OhioChemicalDisaster has also been involved in over 40 chemical incidents since 2010, worldwide.
#EastPalestine #OhioTrainDisaster
Since 2010, there have been >40 chemical incidents worldwide involving the production of vinyl chloride & PVC plastics. They killed at least 71 people, injured 637.
Learn more: @MaterialRsrch's brand-new Chronology of Vinyl Chloride Disasters.
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Material Research, L3C retweeted
Revealed: the US is averaging one chemical accident every two days @guardian @thenewledenews @sejorg @earthjustice @stoptoxics theguardian.com/us-news/2023…
Material Research, L3C retweeted
Was there a chemical incident in your area recently?
New map from Coalition to Prevent Chemical Disasters shows that the #ohiotrainderailment is one of 224 chemical incidents that have happened since January 1, 2022.
That's about every 2 days.
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Check this thread: it reveals where the #vinylchloride involved in the #ChemicalDisaster in #EastPalestineOhio came from.
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Material Research, L3C retweeted
With two big moves, the Biden administration just capped off a very bad week for the PVC plastics industry.
1. Crackdown on vinyl flooring imports
2. Made-in-USA directive for infrastructure
Plus: vinyl chloride train fire in Ohio.
@nyrola @LauraTMurphy
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Material Research, L3C retweeted
“CBP is now detaining PVC products such as vinyl flooring under the UFLPA and asking importers to trace these items back to their originating chemicals such as chlorine, carbon, and ethylene.” strtrade.com/trade-news-reso…
Breaking News: Biden Administration Moves Against Imported PVC Flooring. This is a direct result of last year’s investigation by Sheffield Hallam University’s Helena Kennedy Centre for International Justice, Material Research L3C, and The Intercept
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Material Research, L3C retweeted
Here's our overlay of the Jan 24 tornado track (per @NWSHouston ) and petrochemical plastics factories, including Ineos, OxyVinyl, and TotalEnergies.
@MaterialRsrch
Read more at the Material Witness. materialwitness.substack.com…
Just in via
@plasticsnews:
Ineos' plastics factory in La Porte, Texas, “suffered a direct hit from a tornado on January 24th, according to a letter to customers.”
It is next to OxyVinyls' chlorine/VCM plant.
#PreventChemicalDisasters
#BreakFreeFromPlastics
@MaterialRsrch
