Mon Valley leaders have $5M in U.S. Steel fines to spend, but little has gone to public health

Jillian ForstadtJune 2, 2023

So far, funds have gone for things like snowplows, street lights and ballfields, with only 7 percent for public health or environmental projects.

HealthPoliticsPollution

Temple researchers to study how drinking water from private wells impacts children’s health

Zoë ReadMay 19, 2023

Participants in the study will receive a treatment system or a placebo device to assess the correlation between water quality and health.

HealthPollutionWater

Three months after the East Palestine derailment, deep anxiety lingers

The Ohio NewsroomMay 16, 2023

East Palestine residents still grapple with physical and psychological impacts in the wake of the traumatic event.

HealthNewsPollutionTransportation

Shell’s air pollution problems have some in Beaver County questioning its ability to be a good neighbor

Reid FrazierMay 11, 2023

Shell's ethane cracker in Beaver County has had air pollution problems since it started up in the fall. Now, some of its supporters are beginning to question its ability to be a good neighbor.

EnergyHealthPollutionThe Coming Chemical Boom

A new book looks at cancer prevention through reducing our exposure to chemicals

Kara HolsoppleMay 10, 2023

The book profiles doctors, researchers, business owners and advocates working to protect the public from chemicals in our everyday lives.

HealthPollutionYour Environment Update

EPA says soil in East Palestine looks ‘really good,’ but some see a disconnect with their health

Julie GrantApril 28, 2023

Soil samples showed no contamination from the train derailment. But some residents say their own tests show vinyl chloride in their bodies.

HealthPollution

Incinerated waste from East Palestine raises concerns in Ohio town

Reid FrazierApril 21, 2023

An incinerator with a history of compliance problems in East Liverpool is accepting waste from the train derailment site, worrying some residents.

HealthPollutionTransportation

A decade after N.J. train derailment, questions linger over rail safety and public health

Zoë ReadApril 14, 2023

Residents in East Palestine, Ohio worry about the health impacts of vinyl chloride exposure. A similar accident occurred about 10 years ago in New Jersey.

HealthTransportation

East Palestine drama students persevere through catastrophic disruption

Oliver MorrisonApril 3, 2023

Many in East Palestine are trying to get back to their ordinary lives, as the cleanup of toxic waste continues. For students, that means putting on the school musical.

CultureHealthPollutionTransportation

U.S. Steel reaches tentative settlement with Allegheny County, groups over air pollution following 2018 fire

Reid FrazierMarch 29, 2023

The federal lawsuit had asked for $42 million fine for U.S. Steel under the Clean Air Act. The fire knocked out pollution controls for more than 100 days.

HealthPollutionYour Environment Update