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A chemical disaster occurred almost every day in 2023

Petrochemical incidents aren't always as visible as the East Palestine train derailment, but at least 322 happened last year.

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Emily Atkin
Jan 05, 2024
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A plume of smoke rises over East Palestine, Ohio, after a freight train containing toxic petrochemicals derailed there in February 2023. The smoke is from a controlled detonation of the chemicals. Source: Gene J. Puskar/AP

Climate policy obstructionists love to evangelize about the benefits of petrochemicals.

Last year, in commercials and Congressional h…

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