Putnam County residents are closely watching developments after learning multiple truckloads of waste from the train derailment site in East Palestine, Ohio, are already at a local landfill. The Hoosier Environmental Council said now is the time for Indiana residents to start paying closer attention to the hazardous materials shipped by rail nearly every day through Indiana. The sounds of train whistles and clanging railroad-crossing bells are heard so often, the warnings can become background noise. .
Kelp and eelgrass are in trouble, and Washington state wants help from the public identifying where these marine plant species should be saved. In 2022, lawmakers passed a measure directing the Washington State Department of Natural Resources to create a plan to conserve and recover at least 10,000 acres of kelp forest and eelgrass meadow habitat by 2040. Max Showalter, policy adviser for the Washington State Department of Natural Resources, said the species are in decline for a number of reasons. .
More than two years into the pandemic, depression among teenagers is up, and one way to support kids mental health could be through school counselors. Renee Schoening, executive director of the Montana School Counselor Association, said counselors in the state are spread thinly. Montana requires one school counselor per 400 students, and Schoening pointed out some rural areas do not have any counselors. .