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Jason Salley
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Jason Salley

Jason Salley is an investigative journalist known for his hard-hitting reporting on environmental contamination and government oversight. With a focus on uncovering the hidden truths of Appalachia, his work has exposed decades of radioactive pollution and corporate negligence at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant. Salley’s fearless storytelling and relentless pursuit of the facts have made him a powerful voice for the communities impacted by America’s nuclear legacy.

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Ohio lawmakers move to make DeWine's data center tax break halt permanent

This article first appeared hereOhio legislators want to make Governor Mike DeWine’s pause on new data center tax exemptions permanent.House Bill 957, introduced May 27 by Rep. Tristan Rader, D-Lakewood, would amend state law to prohibit the Ohio Tax Credit Authority from entering into any new data…
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They built a Walmart in Ohio on top of a toxic plume, and it's still there!

This article first appeared hereAn Ohio EPA inspection of the former Parker Hannifin contamination site in Waverly has found that the facility’s groundwater pump and treat system has been shut down for two years, that trichloroethylene violations were never reported to state regulators as required…
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Anduril will build missiles in central Ohio. The federal government just ordered 3,000 of them

This article first appeared hereThe autonomous weapons company moving into central Ohio just signed a deal to mass-produce cruise missiles.Anduril Industries — the autonomous weapons and artificial intelligence defense company founded by Palmer Luckey — has signed a framework agreement with the U.S…
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PPG has been pumping a probable cancer-causing chemical into the Scioto River for decades

PPG Industries has operated a manufacturing facility at 559 Pittsburgh Road in Circleville for decades. Beneath that facility, and spreading west toward the Scioto River, sits a plume of 1,4-dioxane — a synthetic industrial chemical the EPA classifies as a probable human carcinogen. The plume has…