Vinyl chloride, used to make PVC pipe and other products, is a known carcinogen. It was vented and burned after a Norfolk Southern trained derailed in East Palestine.
A proposed update to a federal rule and a bill in Pennsylvania could go a long way to prevent children's exposure to lead which impacts their IQ and wellbeing.
A new bill would create a $30 million Safe School Drinking Water Fund and require schools to replace all outdated water fountains with filtered ones by 2026.
