Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Clean Water Rule

Questions administration’s interpretation of the Clean Water Act. District Court Judge Daniel Hovland ordered President Biden’s administration to temporarily suspend a specific implementation of the Clean Water Act…

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NTSB Finds Pressure Relief Issues on Derailed Freight Train

Sends written testimony to Senate before railroad safety hearing. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) reported that it found compromised pressure relief valves on five of the freight…

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Florida Braces for Seaweed Blob

The Gulf Coast is already experiencing Red Tide. A seaweed blob twice as wide as the continental U.S. is headed across the Atlantic toward popular beaches along the…

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EPA Chief Returns to East Palestine, Ohio

He postponed his trip to Africa to meet with residents impacted by the toxic train derailment. Michael Regan, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) postponed a…

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Senator Schumer Calls for Norfolk Southern CEO to Testify

Majority leader wants the company to tell Congress “what went wrong” in the train crash. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said that Norfolk Southern Railway Chief Executive Alan…

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EPA Orders Norfolk Southern to Clean Up Toxic Train Crash

Company officials also told to attend public meetings for the town impacted by chemicals. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan announced that the EPA will order…

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Secretary Buttigieg Calls for Freight Rail Reforms 

EPA orders Norfolk-Sothern to clean up toxic pollution.  In the wake of the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has unveiled freight rail reforms. Freight…

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Ohio Town Not Eligible for Disaster Assistance

Administration turns down a request for aid after the toxic train derailment.  After the derailment of a Norfolk Southern train in East Palestine, Ohio, on February 3 and…

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EPA Investigating Pollution Levels After Train Derailment 

Toxins have killed livestock and fish.  A Norfolk Southern Railroad train derailed outside of Palestine, Ohio, en route to Pennsylvania on February 3. According to authorities, the train…

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Interior Department Blocks Minnesota Mining Project

Cobalt and nickel mining is blocked due to the potential contamination of nearby rivers and lakes. The “Twin Metals Project,” a major nickel and cobalt mine in northern…

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