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"‘We’re Going After’ PFAS Exposure, Biden Tells Firefighters" [1]

"President Joe Biden wants to limit the risks firefighters face from exposure to toxic chemicals in their gear and from wildfires fueled by climate change, he said Monday."

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Source: E&E News [8], 03/08/2023

NTSB Opens Special Probe Of Norfolk Southern Safety Practices And Culture [9]

"Federal investigators are opening a wide-ranging investigation into one of the nation’s biggest railroads following a fiery derailment on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border last month and several other accidents involving Norfolk Southern, including the death of a train conductor Tuesday."

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Source: AP [13], 03/08/2023

Norfolk Southern To Pay For Temporary Relocation During Soil Cleanup [14]

"Norfolk Southern Railway will pay for temporary relocation for people who live within a mile of the site of a train derailment that spilled hazardous chemicals, amid ongoing cleanup efforts."

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Source: The Hill [17], 03/07/2023

"EPA Mandates States Report On Cyber Threats To Water Systems" [18]

"The Biden administration on Friday said it would require states to report on cybersecurity threats in their audits of public water systems, a day after it released a broader plan to protect critical infrastructure against cyberattacks."

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Source: AP [21], 03/06/2023

Plan To Incinerate Soil From Ohio Derailment Is ‘Horrifying’ - Expert [22]

"Contaminated soil from the site around the East Palestine train wreck in Ohio is being sent to a nearby incinerator with a history of clean air violations, raising fears that the chemicals being removed from the ground will be redistributed across the region."

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Source: Guardian [28], 03/06/2023

From Swine Waste, Student Journalist Extracts Prize-Winning Story [29]

Industrial hog farmers tout swine biogas as a clean, green energy source, but others point to its messy side. A young journalist who investigated the underreported stench of environmental racism associated with this technology learned valuable lessons along the way to producing a feature story that won her a Society of Environmental Journalists’ award for outstanding student reporting.

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"Did Dioxins Spread After The Ohio Train Derailment?" [41]

"On Thursday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ordered rail operator Norfolk Southern to begin testing for dioxins."

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Source: AP [42], 03/03/2023

"Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ About To Get Their First US Limits" [43]

"The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to propose restrictions on harmful “forever chemicals” in drinking water after finding they are dangerous in amounts so small as to be undetectable. But experts say removing them will cost billions, a burden that will fall hardest on small communities with few resources."

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Source: AP [44], 03/03/2023

Biden Backs Bipartisan Railway Safety Bill After Ohio Derailment [45]

"President Biden on Thursday threw his support behind a bipartisan bill that would tighten federal oversight of trains carrying hazardous materials in the aftermath of a derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, that spilled toxic chemicals."

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Source: The Hill [46], 03/03/2023

EPA Coal Ash Settlement Raises Hopes For Cleanup Beyond Lake Michigan [47]

"A settlement between environmental groups and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency could for the first time impose regulations on hundreds of coal ash sites nationwide that are not covered by 2015 federal coal ash rules."

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Source: Energy News Network [48], 03/02/2023

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