[ad_1] WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday it has finalized a ban on consumer uses of methylene chloride, a chemical that is widely […]
Tag: Climate and environment
Lawyers want East Palestine residents to wait for details of $600 million derailment settlement – USREPORT
[ad_1] The lawyers who negotiated a $600 million settlement with Norfolk Southern over that railroad’s disastrous 2023 derailment in Ohio want residents to talk with […]
Norfolk Southern agrees to pay $600M in settlement related to train derailment in eastern Ohio – usreport.online
[ad_1] Norfolk Southern has agreed to pay $600 million in a class-action lawsuit settlement related to a fiery train derailment in February 2023 in eastern […]
Victims of Montana asbestos pollution that killed hundreds take Warren Buffet’s railroad to court – USREPORT
[ad_1] LIBBY, Mont. — Paul Resch remembers playing baseball as a kid on a field constructed from asbestos-tainted vermiculite, mere yards from railroad tracks where […]
What to know about the latest bird flu outbreak in the US – USREPORT
[ad_1] A poultry facility in Michigan and egg producer in Texas both reported outbreaks of avian flu this week. The latest developments on the virus […]
St. Louis-area residents make plea for compensation for illnesses tied to nuclear contamination – USREPORT
[ad_1] Karen Nickel has been dealing with lupus and other illnesses for years, illnesses she blames on childhood exposure to a suburban St. Louis creek […]
AP Exclusive: EPA didn’t declare a public health emergency after fiery Ohio derailment – USREPORT
[ad_1] The aftermath of last year’s fiery train derailment in eastern Ohio doesn’t qualify as a public health emergency because widespread health problems and ongoing […]
Court approves 3M settlement over ‘forever chemicals’ in public drinking water systems – USREPORT
[ad_1] Chemical manufacturer 3M will begin payments starting in the third quarter to many U.S. public drinking water systems as part of a multi-billion-dollar settlement […]
Michelle Yeoh to join business and political leaders at Global Citizen NOW summit to fight poverty – usreport.online
[ad_1] NEW YORK — Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh, Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi, and Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg are among the diverse group of political, business […]
Oxford coach blasts Thames pollution as a national disgrace ahead of Boat Race with Cambridge – USREPORT
[ad_1] LONDON — The coach of Oxford’s crew taking part in the Boat Race described the pollution in London’s River Thames as a “national disgrace.” […]