Key industries — including some that the White House is backing through other policies — are lobbying to water down the first major new rules in a generation on chemicals that pose risks to humans.
Tag: Environmental Protection Agency
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Ohio Attorney General Sues Norfolk Southern Over Train Derailment
The suit, filed in federal court, seeks to force the company to pay civil penalties, costs and damages after the train derailment and controlled burn of toxic chemicals.
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A Warning for the Newest Victims of Federal Neglect and Corporate Greed in Ohio
I grew up near a toxic disaster. The years ahead in East Palestine could be tough.
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Ohio Train Derailment: Separating Fact From Fiction
A breakdown of what’s known, and what’s not, about the incident and its aftermath.
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After Chemical Burn, Farm Owners Worry About a Cherished Way of Life
The derailment of a train carrying toxic chemicals upended a region of Ohio where generations of families could afford to buy acres of land, raise livestock and plant gardens.