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Ohio car emission problem: What is being done?

March 11, 2023March 21, 2023 Jacob Hansen air pollution, car emissions, EPA, NOACA, Ohio EPA, Sam Rubens, Tim Kovach

The Cleveland area has a huge problem with air pollution and ranks 14th out of 199 U.S. metropolitan areas  for

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Air Water 

Incorrect recycling in Portage County leads to more pollution

February 21, 2023March 8, 2023 Gavin Mitten

If a load of recyclable plastic reaches a buyer but is contaminated by one piece of non-recyclable plastic, the entire

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Air 

How PPG Teslin makes it hard to breathe in Barberton

February 25, 2022February 25, 2022 Ben Pagani air, Barberton, EPA, PPG

While an excited teen passed their driver’s license test, people in one of Ohio’s poorest communities struggled to breathe. A

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Air Energy 

Coal power plant dispute: positives, negatives of energy producers

October 9, 2018April 27, 2022 Ray Padilla 0 Comments Carbon Dioxide, Coal Fired, Energy, EPA, FirstEnergy, Fred Abdalla, Jefferson County, Jerry Barilla, Mike Wilson, Power Plants, Steubenville, Stratton

Written by: Ella Abbott, Adriona Murphy and Ray Padilla I. Along the Ohio River, where Ohio meets West Virginia, lies

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