LAPLACE, La.—Along Interstate 10 where the Mississippi River threads from Baton Rouge to New Orleans, ever-expanding petrochemical and other industrial projects have long been fought by environmental activists, who have saddled the stretch with the disputed moniker “Cancer Alley.” Now the Biden administration is opening a new front in the war—against a proposed expansion of…
Biden’s EPA Is Lowering the ‘Environmental Justice’ Boom on Louisiana’s Disputed ‘Cancer Alley’
March 28, 2023
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Pennsylvania School District Seeks Damages From Norfolk Southern for Train Derailment
Blackhawk School District in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, says its students and staff have suffered medical problems including rashes, eye irritation, and respiratory problems since the Feb. 3 Norfolk Southern train derailment and chemical disaster in East Palestine, Ohio. The district, with school properties located within 15 miles of the derailment, says the disaster also caused…
Capitol Report: Oversight Committee Granted Access to Biden Family Bank Records; Biden’s New Gun Control Measures
More transparency could soon be coming regarding the Biden family’s dealings with a Chinese energy company. The Treasury is allowing the GOP to review suspicious activity reports. Various government agencies are now investigating what caused the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, America’s second-largest bank crash. A former FBI agent joins us to explore the politicization of…
EPA Fails to Comply with House Committee’s Request for Documents on Environmental Justice Grant Program
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has not complied with House Oversight Committee’s request for documentation and testimony on alleged waste, fraud, and abuse in the Biden administration’s billion-dollar environmental justice award program. Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Chairman of the Oversight Subcommittee on Economic Development, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Rep. Pat Fallon (R-Texas)…
EPA Fails to Comply With House Committee’s Request for Environmental Justice Grant Program Documents
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hasn’t complied with House Oversight Committee’s request for documentation and testimony on alleged waste, fraud, and abuse in the Biden administration’s billion-dollar environmental justice award program, a spokesperson for the committee told The Epoch Times. “The Oversight Committee has been in conversations with the Environmental Protection Agency to fulfill requests from…
Partisan Divide Evident About Ohio Toxic Train Derailment Response
March 10, 2023
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Legislators on both sides of the aisle have widely criticized the Biden administration for its response to Norfolk Southern’s toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, on Feb. 3. Partisan divide about the topic was evident on March 9 at the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing to explore the crash that occurred in…
Fluoride Lawsuit Against EPA Prompts Pending Release of Potentially Damaging Report
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continues to oppose and delay a lawsuit filed against them by the Fluoride Action Network (FAN) to ban the use of fluoride in public water supplies in the United States. The case has revealed government attempts to limit available evidence and avoid having the facts of water fluoridation reviewed in court….
Railroad Offers Temporary Help to Residents Impacted by Ohio Toxic Train Derailment
March 7, 2023
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As cleanup continues more than a month after one of its freight trains derailed in East Palestine, Norfolk Southern Railway said it will pay for residents who live within a mile of the accident site to temporarily relocate. “As soil work continues at Norfolk Southern’s derailment site, some residents close to the derailment site may…
EPA Moves to Protect Water Systems From Cyberattacks
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Friday called on states to boost their cybersecurity practices to protect public drinking water, as attacks against critical infrastructure facilities have been increasing. The EPA said cyberattacks on public water systems (PWSs) amount to a threat to public health. “Cyberattacks have the potential to contaminate drinking water,” said EPA…
EPA Demands Norfolk Southern Test for Dioxins After Ohio Train Derailment
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on March 2 ordered freight train operator Norfolk Southern to test for dioxins after the company burned toxic pollutants last month from cargo on its derailed train in East Palestine, Ohio. The railroad company burned the hazardous materials on Feb. 6 after some of its rail cars were assessed as…
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