Vinyl chloride is a man-made, colorless gas that burns easily and is used to make polyvinyl chloride, a hard plastic.

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Sparks fire chief Walt White is being considered for a similar position in the Bay Area, potentially leaving the Rail City in ...

As crews work to remove potentially tons of hazardous materials from the Los Angeles wildfires, researchers and officials are trying to understand how the fires on land have impacted the sea.

Contra Costa County says a range of harmful chemicals were released, including some that pose risks for cancer and ...

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The East Berlin Area Joint Authority recently issued a notice to its customers about elevated levels of PFOA detected in one ...

THE HEAVYWEIGHT: CHARLIE KIRK has been a fixture in Trump world for years. But look past the surface, and you’ll see he’s ...

L.A. County Department of Public Health convened experts for a webinar that aimed to answer questions that residents have ...

The Memphis-Shelby County Schools board on Tuesday night voted to fire Superintendent Dr. Marie Feagins ... meeting to discuss Feagins' future set to start momentarily. Mark White asks board to keep ...

More than 24 hours a large fire broke out at the Martinez Refining ... officials have received multiple complaints about a strong chemical odor, with some residents describing the smell as ...

“You have 400-mile-an-hour winds pointed at the fire, reversing the direction of ... and you’re taking away the chemical reaction by applying retardants.” He told CBS 8 the key to its ...