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ODNR using old rules on new injection wells tied to state senator – Athens County Independent Tighter rules for new fracking injection wells weren’t applied to multiple applications from a company formerly headed by an Ohio senator who chairs the Energy Committee.

Marietta injection wells approved under old, laxer rules despite 6 wells shut down for oil and gas migration that threatened local water supplies. @athensindy.bsky.social: bit.ly/4mBDhHY

Lawmakers know this, yet continue to fail Ohio.

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Cleveland Air Quality Coalition Cleveland Air Quality Coalition

Check out the Cleveland Air Quality Coalition to help improve our air and strengthen protections for Cleveland! www.cleairquality.org

This Supreme Court order puts people at grave risk, allowing federal agents in Southern California to target individuals because of their race, how they speak, the jobs they work, or just being at a bus stop or the car wash when ICE agents decide to raid a place.

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Marietta city council president and Sen. Brian Chavez clash over oil-and-gas wastewater brine danger concerns to local drinking water.

Conflict-of-interest charges leveled, too. @signalohio.bsky.social: bit.ly/3HArJWU

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We've also published the data behind the dashboard to the City's Open Data Portal.

For the first time, you can download complete data on climate pollution emissions across Cleveland from 2010-2022 and see how we forecast emissions will change through 2050 if we implement CAP actions.

@sustainableytown.bsky.social held a townhall last night continuing their fight against a proposed pyrolysis plant in downtown Youngstown. Learn more here: www.wkbn.com/news/local-n...

How climate change could force FIFA to rethink the World Cup calendar Soccer faces growing challenges from extreme heat, as seen during the FIFA Club World Cup in the U.S. this summer.

How climate change could force FIFA to rethink the World Cup calendar

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State budget kills a 50-year-old clean air law in Ohio  - Signal Ohio Ohio’s new budget kills a decades-old rule that gives neighbors of industrial scale air polluters powers to sue over threats to public safety.

The Ohio legislature continues dismantling enviro health protections for communities. To the contrary of Sen Rulli's comment, a healthy economy and workforce can and must work together with enviro protections. There is no economy or workforce without healthy people. signalohio.org/state-budget...

@espn.com will you please add the AUSL scores to your app so we can follow the league? Thanks!

Cleveland-Cliffs wants changes to city’s proposed air pollution regulations Cleveland's Department of Public Health says it's currently in talks with the Cleveland-Cliffs about the air pollution regulations.

“But one local advocacy group – the Cleveland Air Quality Coalition—asked the admin to make the rules stricter. A major request… is to add language that will trigger [… denial of] requests for… permits in certain areas… already heavily burdened with pollution.”
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Feds chop enforcement staff and halt rules meant to curb black lung in coal miners | CNN In early April, President Donald Trump gathered dozens of hard-hat-clad coal miners around him in the White House East Room. He joked about arm-wrestling them and announced he was signing executive or...

Feds chop enforcement staff and halt rules meant to curb black lung in coal miners | CNN

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Senate overrules parliamentarian and votes to undo California EV rule The Senate parliamentarian advised lawmakers that they couldn't use the Congressional Review Act to revoke California's right to set vehicle standards. But they did it anyway. Expect a legal fight.

The Senate parliamentarian advised lawmakers that they couldn't use the Congressional Review Act to revoke California's right to set vehicle standards. But they did it anyway. Expect a legal fight.

Federal scientists will stop updating the NOAA list of billion-dollar weather disasters. The list, which had grown rapidly in recent years, reflected both worsening extreme weather and expanding development nationwide.

1/ For ProPublica’s “Life of the Mother” series, winner of the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for public service, we reported on five pregnant women who died after not receiving timely medical care in states with strict abortion bans.

These are their stories 🧵

Yesterday, the Dept. of the Interior (DOI) announced it will implement emergency permitting procedures to fast-track the approval of fossil fuel, mining, and other projects. Using President Trump’s National Energy Emergency declaration, DOI will shorten processes that take 1-2 years to a few weeks.

The Cleveland Air Quality Coalition is keeping close tabs on this to provide input & has plenty of information for anyone interested in getting involved and learning more about why this update is so important. Please feel free to reach out to learn more! #Cleveland #airquality

@cityofcleveland.bsky.social Council is considering updating the air code for the 1st time in 50 years. Importantly, a strong cumulative impacts ordinance will improve our most impacted communities. Learn more here! 👇https://www.axios.com/local/cleveland/2025/04/23/air-pollution-code-overhaul-ohio

New Report: Cleveland Ranked 9th Most Polluted Area in the U.S. American Lung Association’s 26th Annual “State of the Air” report highlights air quality in Cleveland and across the nation

Cleveland was again ranked one of the worst cities in the nation for year-round particle pollution by @lungusa.bsky.social's 2025 “State of the Air” report.
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Join us today to hear from Abre' Conner, NAACP's Director of the Center for Environmental & Climate Justice, on building relationships that ensure community-centered environmental and climate justice strategies!
4:30pm @ Case Western's School of Law -- CLE credit available!
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Protecting American Energy From State Overreach By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.  Purpose.

NEW: Trump's latest executive order declares state climate change policies "illegal and unconstitutional."

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Can free enterprise solve climate change? with Bob Inglis | School of Law | Case Western Reserve University Climate change is a threat to America’s environment, national security, economy, agriculture and people. The world must come together quickly to ena...

Join the Burke Center for Environmental Law tomorrow to hear Bob Inglis, founder of RepublicEN, share his thoughts on #climatechange. case.edu/law/our-scho...

The climate movement needs lawyers. This 'pro bono bootcamp' helps connect the dots. It's not just high-profile lawsuits — climate solutions need contracts, corporate advice, and IP filings.

Spot on! If you're interested in this free virtual pro bono bootcamp, check out more info here: www.offitkurman.com/events/2025-...

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Elite Law Firms’ Deals With Trump Decried by Their Associates (Gift Article) The discontent does not appear to be resonating with leaders at Paul Weiss and Skadden, but it could hamstring their recruitment efforts.

Absolutely shameful that anyone would agree to help the Trump administration instead of fighting against these types of baseless attacks against firms. Very proud of these associates & former attorneys standing up against the leadership and standing for their values. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/b...

EPA faces legal pushback over canceled climate grants A federal judge sharply criticized the Environmental Protection Agency for canceling $20 billion in climate grants without providing evidence of misconduct, but she did not indicate whether she would ...

A federal judge sharply criticized the Environmental Protection Agency for canceling $20 billion in climate grants without providing evidence of misconduct, but she did not indicate whether she would intervene immediately.

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A vintage photo from the National Archives shows smog hanging over the New York skyline

A vintage photo from the National Archives shows damaged oil drums piled high at an Exxon refinery.

A vintage photo from the National Archives shows cars driving down a road as smoke spews from factories in the distance and air pollution hangs over everything.

A vintage photo from the National Archives shows smog in Los Angeles taken from a high vantage point.

Just thinking about what the US looked like before the EPA existed

Trump’s FBI Moves to Criminally Charge Major Climate Groups The Trump administration is targeting climate organizations that received a Biden-era grant.

This is where the last few years of criminalizing climate protest have been headed:
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