The East Palestine Chemical Disaster Shows the Need for a Cumulative Impacts Approach

2025-03-08T21:50:02+00:00March 8, 2025|

Two years ago, a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio. Norfolk Southern reported the incident to the National Response Center two hours after the crash, initiating response and clean up by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), who arrived about five hours after the incident. Some of the cars immediately exploded and

Trump Administration Extends Its Attempted Power Grab with Executive Orders

2025-03-08T21:49:56+00:00March 8, 2025|

In recent weeks, President Trump signed three Executive Orders (EOs) that purport to give the White House more power, authority, and oversight of the White House over federal agencies, including both executive departments and independent regulatory agencies. These executive orders are intended to give the president and his closest political aides unprecedented control over how

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