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EAST PALESTINE – In an act of bipartisan support for those impacted by February’s Norfolk Southern train derailment, Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and J.D. Vance (R-OH) asked the Environmental Protection Agency to consider declaring a public health emergency in East Palestine. The lawmakers penned a letter to Federal EPA Administrator Michael Regan on Tuesday, requesting […]

EAST PALESTINE – In an act of bipartisan support for those impacted by February’s Norfolk Southern train derailment, Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and J.D.

HUNTINGTON — The Huntington Sanitary Board heard details Tuesday on a permit application that would allow wastewater from around the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment to be treated in Huntington

Ohio’s two senators are calling on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to study whether a public health emergency exists in East Palestine, Ohio, as a result of the February derailment of a Norfolk Southern train. The Feb. 3 derailment involved 20 railcars containing hazardous materials, according to the EPA’s determination, and the subsequent controlled burning…

The federal government on Monday agreed to pay Guam $48.9 million for costs associated with cleaning up a toxic, former Navy landfill that was handed over to the island 53 years ago.

Supreme Court justices decide on Tuesday whether to take a case with repercussions for whether and how all future contaminated environmental sites are cleaned up. The justices in the spring deferred their decision on granting certiorari, asking the government’s opinion of Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products v. International Paper Company.

Environmental contamination like the kind you find at Superfund sites are classic negative externalities, and smart, tightly tailored rules can help prevent or ameliorate them without hamstringing growth.

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) recently carried out two hugely popular space missions — Chandrayaan-3 and Aditya-L1.

The Army Corps of Engineers is preparing the nuclear waste dump in Parks Township for remediation, which is slated to begin in spring 2025 and last about seven years. The Corps on Wednesday provided an update to a crowd of more than 60 people on the work they’ve done, and

EAST PALESTINE — As East Palestine Village Council continues to consider a proposal presented by Village Water Superintendent Scott Wolfe to accept and discha