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Ohio EPA: Local company failed to report East Palestine water test for first quarter of 2026
16+ hour, 51+ min ago (153+ words) The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency has given Cardinal Laboratories of Youngstown a notice of violation for failing to report the results of the East Palestine Village Public Water System test from January 1 through March 31. According to the EPA filing, Cardinal…...
Report: Data center tax breaks cost Ohio billions
2+ week, 1+ day ago (290+ words) COLUMBUS " A controversial sales tax exemption designed to attract large technology companies to Ohio has cost the state significantly more revenue than initially estimated, according to newly released data from the Ohio Department of Taxation. State officials created the program…...
Ohio receives $201 million to remove lead from water lines
2+ week, 3+ day ago (669+ words) The ongoing work of identifying lead pipes for safer drinking water in Ohio has received more than $200 million in funding toward finding and replacing lead service lines across the state. Ohio EPA's Water Supply Revolving Loan Account (WSRLA) is receiving…...
Ohio State targets alcohol marketing in cancer study
2+ week, 4+ day ago (292+ words) COLUMBUS " A new study at Ohio State University is testing whether plain-language messages can help young women understand the link between alcohol consumption and breast cancer risk. Public health experts are raising concerns about a significant gap in public awareness....
Ohio Direction Cards now accepted at Trumbull farmers" markets
2+ week, 5+ day ago (224+ words) 112 farmers" markets across Ohio will now be accepting Ohio Direction Cards through Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to purchase locally grown food. The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) announced Wednesday that Ohioans will be able to…...
EPA pledges over $200 M to reduce lead in Ohio drinking water
2+ week, 5+ day ago (463+ words) Ohio is set to receive hundreds of millions of dollars from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to overhaul and revitalize its drinking water. The EPA has pledged $201. 7 million to identify and replace lead pipes that funnel drinking water into homes…...
Report: Ohio Attorney General plans to resign from office
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (142+ words) COLUMBUS - The Columbus Dispatch is reporting that Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost plans to resign from office as his tenure winds down. The Dispatch reports that Yost is expected to announce his resignation on Thursday, May 7, citing two unnamed sources....
Ohio voters show support for public library funding
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (261+ words) Ohioans approved 85. 7% of public library levies at the polls on May 5, according to a news release from the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County (PLYMC) and the Warren-Trumbull County Public Library. 12 of the 14 public library levies passed statewide, with…...
Ohio, PA Attorneys General on opposite sides of big TV merger
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (476+ words) David Sunday (L), Dave Yost (R) The top legal officials in Pennsylvania and Ohio are moving in different directions following Nexstar Media Group's $6. 2 billion acquisition of Tegna Inc. Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday has joined a multi-state coalition seeking to block the…...
Niles residents collect signatures for Ohio data center ban
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (419+ words) Michael Neenan has more details on a petition making its rounds in an effort to impose a partial data center ban for the state of Ohio. Niles residents collected about 40 signatures Monday evening for a petition that would implement a…...