Ohio activists join national groups to deliver petition to EPA to ban vinyl chloride
Vinyl chloride, a known carcinogen, was vented from derailed railcars in East Palestine and burned. Very few chemicals in the U.S. have been banned.
Julie Grant
Activists rally to prevent fracking under Ohio’s largest state park
They’re fighting against a new law that requires state agencies to consider proposals to drill for oil and gas under Ohio’s public lands.
The public praises NTSB at a meeting ahead of hearings in East Palestine
The NTSB held a public meeting ahead of two days of hearings on the train derailment and the decision to burn vinyl chloride.
EPA assures farmers that it’s safe to grow food near East Palestine train derailment
The agency says the results of extensive testing for chemicals reveal nothing worrying for farmers or consumers.
Officials don’t know what the long-term health impacts will be from the East Palestine derailment
Residents told to see their doctors. "We may not know how to get rid of vinyl chloride from the body, but we know how to treat those cancers.”
Ohio, like other GOP-led states, would limit considering climate change in pension investments
They want to prevent public pension funds from considering environmental factors like how a company addresses climate change.
Environmental groups sue Shell over air pollution violations at its cracker plant
They want strict penalties and a stop to what they call illegal releases of pollution. The plant violated its permit a dozen times since last summer.
EPA says soil in East Palestine looks ‘really good,’ but some see a disconnect with their health
Soil samples showed no contamination from the train derailment. But some residents say their own tests show vinyl chloride in their bodies.
A Cincinnati group thinks the Ohio River should have rights
The "rights of nature" campaign would let voters decide in the fall if the Ohio River should have a right to thrive and exist on its own.
Environmental groups sue to stop fracking in Ohio State parks
Groups are suing to halt a new law that went into effect on April 7 that would accelerate gas drilling under state-owned lands, like parks, until new rules are in place.
