Every thirty minutes, a Norfolk Southern train passes through East Palestine. Three months ago, no one in this northeastern Ohio village of just under 5,000 people would have batted an eye at the sight of the long trains passing through. No one would have turned a head at the sound of the train’s whistle as […]
In 2022, electric vehicles (EVs) made up just 5.8 percent of new car sales. But that number could jump as high as 67 percent by 2032 if the Biden administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) follows through with tough new tailpipe emissions standards. The new standards, which were shared with The New York Times Saturday by […]
On November 5, 2022, hundreds of climate activists parked themselves down in front of private jets at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport and stopped them from taking off for hours. Now, nearly five months later, the airport has announced it is banning private jets and taking further steps to reduce noise pollution and cut greenhouse gas emissions […]
In 1926, in the heart of the Jim Crow South, a Black man named James Blaine Smith succeeded in buying 600 acres of land near Sparta, Georgia, and launched a successful farming business. Nearly 100 years later, his grandson and his family and neighbors are fighting to protect that land from the encroachment of a […]
In another sign that all is not right in East Palestine, Ohio, following February’s train derailment and release of toxic chemicals, members of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) team sent to investigate the health impacts of the disaster themselves fell ill. The CDC confirmed to CNN on Thursday that seven members of […]
Paris held a citywide referendum Sunday on whether or not to ban e-scooter rentals in the city. While only about 8% of eligible voters turned out, nearly 90% of respondents voted for a ban. For some, e-scooters can provide a green mode of transportation for short distances. But these scooters have also posed several issues. […]
A train carrying ethanol — an extremely flammable material that can cause coughing, eye-burning, dizziness, sleepiness and full unconsciousness — derailed on the outskirts of the small town of Raymond in Minnesota’s Kandiyohi County early Thursday, sparking a fire and evacuation orders under the cover of darkness. The incident comes nearly two months after a […]
Residents of East Palestine, Ohio, have criticized the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its response to the derailment of a Norfolk Southern train that released toxins including vinyl chloride — a plastic production chemical linked to liver cancer — into the town’s environment. Now, the EPA’s internal watchdog said it would investigate the agency’s […]
Yet another train has derailed on U.S. tracks, spilling toxic chemicals. This time, the train was a Canadian Pacific (CP) train, the accident took place in rural North Dakota and the toxins included petroleum used in asphalt production. However, both officials and the company said that no one was injured and that the spill would […]
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