/news/tags/environmental-health environmental health en-US Copyright Thu, 06 Apr 2023 16:36:05 GMT /environment-energy/2023-04-06/there-are-environmental-takeaways-for-cleveland-from-the-east-palestine-train-derailment The City Club of Cleveland held a forum Wednesday to discuss the train derailment in East Palestine and how to prevent future environmental disasters. Thu, 06 Apr 2023 16:36:05 GMT /environment-energy/2023-04-06/there-are-environmental-takeaways-for-cleveland-from-the-east-palestine-train-derailment Zaria Johnson /government-politics/2023-02-28/new-bill-would-lower-threshold-for-labeling-trains-high-hazard Pennsylvania Congressman Chris Deluzio on Tuesday helped introduce a new bill that would require railways to label more trains carrying potentially dangerous materials as "high-hazard flammable trains." Tue, 28 Feb 2023 21:27:34 GMT /government-politics/2023-02-28/new-bill-would-lower-threshold-for-labeling-trains-high-hazard Oliver Morrison /health/2023-02-28/believe-nothing-you-hear-distrust-reigns-among-east-palestine-residents What is it like to try to make sense of the information available after the East Palestine chemical spill? One mom tries to navigate her health and that of her family amid what she says is a lack of reliable information from authorities and a deluge of misinformation on the internet. Tue, 28 Feb 2023 11:58:13 GMT /health/2023-02-28/believe-nothing-you-hear-distrust-reigns-among-east-palestine-residents Taylor Wizner, Stephanie Czekalinski /news/environment-energy/2022-12-06/summit-metro-parks-takes-first-steps-in-gorge-dam-removal-project The project began Monday with the removal of trees in a former de facto dumpsite at Cascade Valley Metro Park which will be used to hold approximately 900,000 cubic meters of contaminated sediment that rests behind the Gorge Dam in the Cuyahoga River. Tue, 06 Dec 2022 23:18:41 GMT /news/environment-energy/2022-12-06/summit-metro-parks-takes-first-steps-in-gorge-dam-removal-project Zaria Johnson /news/environment-energy/2022-12-01/cleveland-takes-first-step-towards-ev-equity In an effort to improve equity and access to electric vehicles, the city of Cleveland debuted a new electric vehicle charging station in the Lee-Miles neighborhood. Thu, 01 Dec 2022 15:27:05 GMT /news/environment-energy/2022-12-01/cleveland-takes-first-step-towards-ev-equity Zaria Johnson /news/environment-energy/2022-11-28/second-grade-recess-litter-patrol-in-beachwood-cleans-up-the-playground-and-the-planet Eight-year-old Shin Hashiba is trying to make the Earth a cleaner place starting with his own small corner of the world: his school playground. His Save-the-Earth Club inspired other second-grade students at Bryden Elementary to help remove litter from the school playground. Mon, 28 Nov 2022 11:00:00 GMT /news/environment-energy/2022-11-28/second-grade-recess-litter-patrol-in-beachwood-cleans-up-the-playground-and-the-planet Zaria Johnson /news/environment-energy/2022-11-05/cleveland-canton-receive-funding-for-air-quality-projects-to-study-barriers-for-asthma-management The U.S. Environmental Protection agency awarded $1.7 million in grants Friday to fund air quality monitoring projects in Cleveland, Canton, Columbus and Cincinnati. Sat, 05 Nov 2022 12:00:00 GMT /news/environment-energy/2022-11-05/cleveland-canton-receive-funding-for-air-quality-projects-to-study-barriers-for-asthma-management Zaria Johnson /news/environment-energy/2022-10-19/epa-administrator-visits-cleveland-to-commemorate-50-years-of-the-clean-water-act A half a century ago, an infamous fire on the Cuyahoga River helped spur the passage of the Clean Water Act. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials and clean water advocates met in Cleveland Tuesday to mark its 50th anniversary. Wed, 19 Oct 2022 22:16:26 GMT /news/environment-energy/2022-10-19/epa-administrator-visits-cleveland-to-commemorate-50-years-of-the-clean-water-act Zaria Johnson /news/environment-energy/2022-10-17/shaker-heights-volunteers-remove-invasive-plants-near-doan-brook-restore-native-ecosystem-views The Doan Brook Watershed Partnership held its second native tree planting in Shaker Heights over the weekend. The Partnership aims to rid the Doan Brook of invasive plants, restore native species in the area and improve the ecosystem overall. Mon, 17 Oct 2022 10:00:00 GMT /news/environment-energy/2022-10-17/shaker-heights-volunteers-remove-invasive-plants-near-doan-brook-restore-native-ecosystem-views Zaria Johnson /news/environment-energy/2019-08-22/report-finds-climate-change-is-harming-childrens-health A new report says climate change has significant negative impacts on children's health. Environmental and health advocates say this highlights the urgency… Thu, 22 Aug 2019 21:08:02 GMT /news/environment-energy/2019-08-22/report-finds-climate-change-is-harming-childrens-health Andy Chow