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Health, Science & EnvironmentColumbus expands green spaces with five new nature preserves, including Warner Woods, to safeguard local wildlife and offer residents more parks
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The Biden administration has initiated a formal evaluation of risks posed by vinyl chloride, the cancer-causing chemical that burned in a towering plume of toxic black smoke following a fiery train derailment earlier this year in eastern Ohio.
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Health, Science & EnvironmentThe U.S. Department of Energy recommends turning off a car when stopped for 10 seconds or more, except in traffic.
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Health, Science & EnvironmentEnvironmental and public health activists cheered the development, saying EPA should have banned vinyl chloride years ago.
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It's been a month since a massive fire at a former plastics recycling facility spewed plumes of black smoke and debris into the skies above Richmond, Ind., and neighboring communities. The city's mayor Thursday issued a status update on the cleanup effort.
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Health, Science & EnvironmentThe EPA proposed the first federal limits for the toxic “forever chemicals.” If they take effect, they would mean big changes for Ohio’s water utilities.
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Health, Science & EnvironmentSome of the toxic waste from the East Palestine derailment cleanup will go to sites in Ohio and Indiana after the United States Environmental Protection Agency paused shipments heading to Michigan and Texas to allow for more oversight measures.
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The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency does not have the authority to mandate carbon emissions from existing power plants.
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Australian scientists confirm the mass bleaching, yet are hopeful the world's largest coral reef ecosystem can recover.
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The Supreme Court heard oral arguments earlier this week on a case that could severely curtail the E.P.A.’s ability to address climate change. We discuss that and an exhaustive report released by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on climate change that among other findings, said that as climate change worsens, humanity risks running into hard limits on our ability to cope.
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The outcome of the case could also hamstring the authority of all agencies, from the EPA to the Securities and Exchange Commission to Federal Reserve Board.
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Health, Science & EnvironmentEarlier this month, four injured manatee calves were flown to the zoo to free up space at SeaWorld's Rescue and Rehabilitation Center in Florida. The transfer speaks to a larger problem plaguing the manatee population in the Sunshine State.