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Sen. Sherrod Brown sounds alarms that Biden’s anti-climate change administration could revive incineration of forever chemicals by the Pentagon

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Sen. Sherrod Brown sounds alarms that Biden’s anti-climate change administration could revive incineration of forever chemicals by the Pentagon

Despite the Biden-Harris administration casting itself as good stewards of the environment, a Democratic senator is raising the alarm that the Pentagon could resume toxic incineration of forever chemicals. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) revealed earlier this month that his office received evidence that the Pentagon was mulling whether to reauthorize the incineration of PFAS (perfluoroalkyl … Read more

Supreme Court pauses Biden EPA’s ‘Good Neighbor’ plan targeting air pollution

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Supreme Court pauses Biden EPA’s ‘Good Neighbor’ plan targeting air pollution

The Supreme Court temporarily blocked a Biden administration policy meant to reduce cross-state air pollution Thursday, preventing it from taking effect while lower court litigation played out. In a 5-4 decision, the justices handed a win to three Republican-led states — Indiana, Ohio and West Virginia — as well as US Steel, pipeline operator Kinder … Read more

NYC to get hit with first heat wave of the summer — with some temps breaking records across the Northeast

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NYC to get hit with first heat wave of the summer — with some temps breaking records across the Northeast

The official start of summer is delivering New York City its first heat wave of the season. The Big Apple is bracing for temperatures expected to rise through the work week and hit the 90s by Thursday — the first day of summer — and Friday. It marks the first sweltering stretch since September. A … Read more

East Palestine residents protest Biden’s belated visit after train disaster

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East Palestine residents protest Biden’s belated visit after train disaster

President Biden was jeered by dozens of protesters on Friday as he visited East Palestine, Ohio more than a year after the disastrous train derailment — as concerns mount over the long-term health and environmental effects on the community. Dozens of area residents lined a commercial strip in the town with signs that said “Too … Read more

Pollutants at Ohio train derailment site could pose long-term risks: research

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Pollutants at Ohio train derailment site could pose long-term risks: research

An independent analysis of Environmental Protection Agency data from the Ohio train derailment site found that many of the toxic chemicals detected could pose long-term health risks if they continue at current levels. Scientists from Texas A&M and Carnegie Mellon University studied the measurements of air pollutants collected by the EPA and said nine of … Read more

EPA orders Norfolk Southern to clean East Palestine train derailment

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EPA orders Norfolk Southern to clean East Palestine train derailment

The Environmental Protection Agency ordered Norfolk Southern to clean up the site of its derailment on Tuesday, nearly three weeks after the company’s train leaked toxic chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio. Federal regulators stepped in to ensure Norfolk Southern exhausts all available measures to sanitize the air and water contaminated during the Feb. 3 train … Read more

East Palestine residents blast response to train derailment

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East Palestine residents blast response to train derailment

Residents living near the site of the East Palestine train derailment are blasting the Biden Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for their response to the crisis. Local and federal officials have insisted tests show the air and water supply is safe to breathe and drink following the Feb. 3 incident — where authorities … Read more

Deadly Ohio train derailment eerily ‘predicted’ on Netflix: ‘Scary’

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Deadly Ohio train derailment eerily ‘predicted’ on Netflix: ‘Scary’

Life imitates art. It seems that the Netflix movie “White Noise” somehow eerily predicted the train derailment in Ohio earlier this month, as the fiery crash and fictional blockbuster share some of the same details. East Palestine, Ohio, resident Ben Ratner, who also played an evacuee extra in “White Noise,” told People that the situation … Read more