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From East Palestine to Pike County: Ohio’s ‘sacrifice zone’ communities gather in Toledo
From East Palestine, Ohio, to South Baltimore and beyond, we’ve been connecting you with residents living in the toxic wastelands left by private and government-run industry—ordinary working people who have been thrust into extraordinary fights for their lives. In the latest installment of our ongoing Sacrificed series, we go to Toledo, Ohio, a city that, in 2014, lost access to its water supply for three days straight due to a massive, toxic algal bloom caused by runoff from industrial animal farming.
Planning Commission proposes changes to rules
The Pike County Commissioner met in regular session and one item on the agenda was a meeting with Ally Motz with the Pike County Planning Commission. Motz brought a list of possible changes that the Planning Commission Board would like to implement, following the board’s most recent meeting. Commissioner Jeff Chattin the question was posed to Prosecutor Mike Davis, “If we make amendments to the rules, are they enforceable?” Chattin...
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