The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a settlement with Oxy Vinyls, LP, resolving violations of hazardous chemical reporting laws at its Pedricktown, New Jersey facility. The $113,000 civil penalty follows the company’s delayed reporting of a vinyl chloride release in May 2023—an incident tied to corporate responsibility and environmental justice concerns in the wake of the 2023 toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.