In the first seven weeks of 2023 alone, there were more than 30 incidents recorded by the Coalition to Prevent Chemical Disasters, roughly one every day and a half. Last year the coalition recorded 188, up from 177 in 2021. The group has tallied more than 470 incidents since it started counting in April 2020.
What chemical exploded in the US in 2023?
Dow Chemical's industrial complex in Plaquemine, three days after a fire and multiple explosions erupted at the plant on July 14, 2023. Water sampling after the recent explosion and fire at the Dow Chemical facility in Plaquemine found elevated levels of the hazardous compound ethylene oxide.
What toxic spills happened in the US in 2023?
During June 2023, OR&R provided response support for 17 incidents, including 12 new incidents in 10 different states. The 12 new incidents included 10 oil spills, and one potential oil spill (a vessel that grounded but did not spill oil), and one chemical incident.
How many toxic train crashes?
How often do trains hit people?
Train Accident StatisticsTrains are estimated to kill 1 person every 100 minutes. Each year nearly 1,000 people are killed in train related accidents.
What is safer a plane or a train?
Compared to other popular forms of travel, such as cars, ships, buses, and planes, trains are one of the safest forms of transportation in the United States.
How much safer is a plane than a train?
Plane travel is safest, reports Ian Savage, of the Dept. of Economics & Transportation Center at Norwestern University, in the Huff Post Live video clip above. Trains are three times more dangerous than flying but safer than traveling by car (which is 40 times more risky than flying), according to Savage.
What chemicals are in the train derailment 2023?
A freight train carrying industrial chemicals derailed near East Palestine, Ohio, in February 2023, and to avoid explosions, authorities conducted a controlled release and burned the cars' contents.