In 2016, the Ohio EPA studied the landfill conditions and in November issued 90 Findings of Fact and 31 Orders. The Agency also fined Lafarge $270,000 and ordered the company to control the gases.

Debris from a Norfolk Southern freight train lies scattered and burning along the tracks Feb. 4, 2023, the day after it derailed in East Palestine, Ohio. The EPA’s Inspector General announced ...

FILE - Debris from a Norfolk Southern freight train lies scattered and burning along the tracks Feb. 4, 2023, the day after it derailed in East Palestine, Ohio. The EPA's Inspector General ...

The EPA then published its own plan that would cover those 21 states as well as two more states that had not submitted plans. Three of those states – Ohio, Indiana, and Virginia – went to the U.S.

Statewide, the Ohio EPA is distributing more than $5.9 million to 147 grant recipients. Of that total, $2.9 million is allocated specifically for community litter prevention and cleanup ...