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Dioxins have forced entire towns to relocate. Testing could reveal if they threaten East Palestine.
NBC Universal via AOL· 1 year agoWhen the Environmental Protection Agency last week ordered testing for dioxins after the recent...
Did dioxins spread after the Ohio train derailment?
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAfter a catastrophic 38-train car derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, some officials are raising concerns about a type of toxic substance that tends to...
EPA pressured for transparency around dioxin testing after Ohio derailment
NBC Universal via AOL· 1 year agoThe Environmental Protection Agency says levels of cancer-causing chemicals called dioxins in East...
What's next for homes contaminated by the J.H. Baxter wood treatment plant in West Eugene
The Register-Guard via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNeighbors and agencies tasked with cleaning up yards, gardens and soil contaminated with dioxins...
EPA Dragged Its Feet On Investigating Chemical Risk From Ohio Train Derailment, Emails Show
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe Environmental Protection Agency waited a month to consult some of its top experts about the risk...
Ex-EPA Official Says ‘Bombshell’ Memo Raises Major Questions About Ohio Chemical Burn
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThree days after a Norfolk Southern train loaded with toxic chemicals careened off the tracks in...
Ohio derailment: What chemicals spilled, and how could they affect residents?
NBC News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEAST PALESTINE, Ohio — The chemicals that spilled and were later burned near East Palestine, Ohio,...
EPA Orders Norfolk Southern To Test For Toxic Chemicals In Wake Of Fiery Derailment
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 1 year agoExperts say the railroad, which has already weakened public trust by funding flawed water sampling...
Ask city for change to prevent more Baxter-like pollution issues now facing west Eugene
The Register-Guard via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn recent months, J.H. Baxter, facing large civil penalties and an expensive environmental clean-up,...
7 takeaways and what residents should know from new report on contamination near J.H. Baxter plant
The Register-Guard via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNew findings from the Oregon Health Authority show some homes near the former J.H. Baxter & Co. facility in west Eugene have dioxin levels high enough to potentially harm children who were exposed ...