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Oil drilling

Activists call on oil and gas commission to seek emergency rule regarding extraction on public lands

Environmental activists, after Wednesday’s public meeting (March 1st) of the Oil and Gas Land Management Commission, called on commission members to seek emergency adoption from Gov. Mike DeWine of Proposed Rule 155-1-01, which sets the…

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Joe Motil

Voters Across the Country Want a Mayor Who Will Lead

City of Columbus mayoral candidate Joe Motil states, “Incumbent Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s runoff election loss yesterday is part of a pattern across the country. In one term, she lost the unprecedented diverse backing that elected her four…

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UPS working conditions

Suicide on the job: UPS worker takes own life at Westside distribution hub

The reasons why a loved one takes their own life is an agonizing question a bereaved family has to deal with for the rest of their lifetime. But if a person decides to take their life at their place of employment, it’s a distinct possibility the…

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Fire on the horizon

Buckeye Environmental Network calls for immediate testing for dioxins in East Palestine

“We basically nuked a town with chemicals so we could get a railroad open.” Those are the words of former Youngstown fire chief and hazmat specialist Sil Caggiano, describing the anything-but-controlled burn of 1.1 million pounds of highly…

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