Derailed train cars in Ohio were not labeled hazardous & more environmental news.

[View this email in your browser]( Thursday, February 16, 2023 "What we are doing to the forests of the world is but a mirror reflection of what we are doing to ourselves and to one another." – Chris Maser Derailed Train Cars in Ohio Were Not Labeled Hazardous More concerns have been raised in Ohio following a train that derailed while containing hazardous chemicals. In addition to [health concerns for local residents]( officials now say that the train was passing through Ohio without being labeled as hazardous. In a news conference on Tuesday, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine said that the train was not marked as a “high hazardous material train,” so state officials were not notified that the train would even be traveling through Ohio before its derailment. [Read More]( Related: [Toxic Train Derailment in Ohio Raises Questions About Rail Safety and Hazardous Chemicals]( Kentucky Flooding Deaths Linked to Coal Strip Mining The locations of the 36 drowning deaths during the catastrophic flooding in eastern Kentucky [last summer]( are closely correlated with large-scale coal strip mines, and a local non-profit is calling on the DOI to investigate further. “It was pretty chilling to see the location of the deaths, and to follow up a stream and see these large-scale mines at the head of the hollows,” public health nurse and Kentukians for the Commonwealth volunteer Beverly May told reporters. [Read More]( Related: [Deadly Kentucky Flooding Devastating to Schools, Children]( South Africa Suffers Energy Crisis as Aging Coal Plants Fail South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared a National State of Disaster over the country’s worst-ever rolling [blackouts](. Many customers have been without power for as much as 12 hours per day to keep aging [coal]( power plants — the backbone of the country’s electricity network — running. [Read More]( Related: [‘Solar and Wind Offer the Best Route for Economic Development’ in Africa, Report Finds]( Bolthouse Farms Sued After Smoothie With ‘100% Fruit Juice’ Tests Positive for PFAS A class-action [lawsuit]( has been filed against Bolthouse Farms, alleging the [California]( beverage company misled customers by claiming that its Green Goodness smoothie consists of “100% Fruit Juice.” Testing found the beverage contains toxic [PFAS]( “forever chemicals” at levels well above the federal advisory limits for [drinking water](. [Read More]( Related: [PFAS 101: Everything You Need to Know About ‘Forever Chemicals’]( EPA Announces $27 Billion Fund to Help Low-Income and Disadvantaged Communities Transition to Renewable Energy Under the [Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund]( (GGRF) — part of last year’s landmark Inflation Reduction Act — states, Tribes, municipalities and eligible nonprofits will soon be able to apply for $27 billion in grant funding from a “green bank” to help finance projects that facilitate the country’s transition to [renewable energy]( and reduce [pollution]( a [press release]( from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said. [Read More]( Related: [Tax Breaks for Solar Power Ineffective for Low-Income Americans, But Other Incentives Do Work, Study Finds]( Do you get this newsletter daily? If not, [sign up here]( or forward to a friend. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Website]( [Instagram]( Copyright © 2023 EcoWatch, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up for EcoWatch Top News of The Day Our mailing address is: EcoWatch 1122 Oberlin RoadRaleigh, NC 27605 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](. [Mailchimp Email Marketing](