WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (TNSFR) -- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has given its final approval to reissue a land disposal exemption for Vickery Environmental, Inc. (VEI) in Vickery, Ohio. The exemption allows the company to continue injecting specific hazardous wastes into five Class I injection wells. This decision is effective as of July 31, 2025. The EPA granted the exemption after VEI provided a "no-migration demonstration," proving that hazardous materials will not move out of the in  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * From Coverage to Crisis: Beatty Roundtable Highlights Human Cost of Trump's Historic Health Care Cuts * COLUMBUS, OH - Today, Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) hosted "Medicaid & Medicare Matter: From Coverage to Crisis," a roundtable discussion with Central Ohio health policy advocates, county health officials, and community leaders to examine the real-life consequences of historic Medicaid cuts enac  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Kaptur, Quigley, Pingree Call for Trump Administration to Preserve Legal Status for Ukrainians * Toledo, OH - Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), and Congressman Mike QuigleyCo-Chairs of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus, together with Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (ME-01), led 33 members of Congress in calling on the Trump administration to rapidly address applications for legal status and work   more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Non-Partisan Watchdog: President Trump and Russ Vought Continue to Steal from America's Students and Schools * Toledo, OH -- Today, the non-partisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a decision finding that the Department of Energy violated the Impoundment Control Act. After investigating delayed awards for the Department of Energy's Renew America's Schools Program, GAO confirmed what we al  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Ocasio-Cortez, Doggett Urge CMS to Reject New Model That Would Increase Medicare Patient Denials * Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) and Congressman Lloyd Doggett (TX-37) led 40 colleagues in sending a letter to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz and Deputy Administrator Abe Sutton urging them to reject any   more