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The Washington Post reviewed “every possible regulatory change” that was made under the Trump administration and found that none of them contributed to the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.“We decided to examine every possible regulatory change made under Trump that could be related to the accident and assess whether it could have made an impact,” read a review published Monday by Glenn Kessler at the Washington Post.“From our analysis, none of the regulatory changes made during the Trump administration at this point can be cited as contributing to the accident,” Kessler added.The review of “every possible regulatory change” made...

An East Palestine, Ohio, man’s voice apparently became high-pitched since the train derailment and toxic explosion on February 3. His doctors told him he has chemicals in his body; however, no one in the area can perform the toxicological tests to determine what those chemicals are, 40-year-old Wade Lovett, an auto detailer, told the New York Post this week. “My voice sounds like Mickey Mouse. My normal voice is low. It’s hard to breathe, especially at night. My chest hurts so much at night I feel like I’m drowning. I cough up phlegm a lot. I lost my job because...

ICYMI: President Donald J. Trump Delivers Hope, Supplies to East Palestine, OhioFebruary 23, 2023FacebookTwitterMar-a-Lago, FL— On Wednesday, President Donald J. Trump visited East Palestine, Ohio to hear from the people of the community and deliver supplies to help those who are still affected by the train derailment. The East Palestine community warmly welcomed President Trump as hundreds of people lined the streets to show their support. President Trump met with local officials and residents from East Palestine. While on the ground in East Palestine, President Trump met with members of the police and fire departments, first responders, local and statewide...

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) estimates more than 43,000 fish and other aquatic animals have died as a result of the train disaster in East Palestine, Ohio, earlier this month. ODNR director Mary Mertz announced Thursday that roughly 38,222 minnows and about 5,550 other aquatic animals — such as small fish, crayfish, amphibians, and macroinvertebrates — were killed in the 5-mile span of waterway from the derailment site.

AUSTIN (KXAN) - Governor Rick Perry renewed his disaster proclamation Saturday for a sixth time since it was originally issued in December of 2010. Perry’s office issued a release Saturday saying the renewal was due to ongoing threat from wildfires across the state. The proclamation covers 254 counties in Texas and allows for necessary resources to help fight the fires and aid in response efforts. “I am thankful for the ongoing sacrifice from first responders as they continue fighting the wildfires that are ravaging Texas homes and property,” Gov. Perry said. “I urge the federal government to quickly grant Texas...

AUSTIN — Gov. Rick Perry has appealed to President Barack Obama to declare the state a major disaster area as wildfires strike or threaten all but two of the state's 254 counties. A statement issued Sunday by Perry requested the aid in a letter dispatched Saturday afternoon. Perry's office says more than 7,800 fires across the states have charred more than 1.5 million acres - about 2,400 square miles - while burning 244 homes and threatening more than 8,500 others. .."major disaster declaration" would make the state eligible for help in responding to and recovering from the emergency.

"Yeah, it's complicated, but doable," Graham said. "You have to look at it anew. There are different ways to price carbon from different sectors of the economy."

Now that Hillary has dropped the coy pretense of indecision that she used to justify her reelection to a Senate seat she no longer wants and has told friends that she plans to run for president, two questions present themselves: Can she win? And what kind of a president would she be? She definitely can win…and probably will. She is uniquely able to expand the electorate to bring in millions of women, mostly single, who will vote overwhelmingly for a female Democrat. The feminization of poverty, long decried by the left, will finally lead unmarried women to show up at...

Former FEMA chief Michael Brown told HUMAN EVENTS that the newly released video warning of major devastation from Hurricane Katrina is fresh evidence that Bush Administration officials used him as a scapegoat in a time of crisis. In some of his toughest criticism of the administration to date, Brown and his lawyer, Andy Lester, spoke to HUMAN EVENTS about Brown’s handling of the Katrina disaster and how two high-profile administration officials—Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff and Homeland Security adviser Fran Townsend—deliberately portrayed Brown as incompetent. “They’ve got to keep me out there as a scapegoat,” Brown told HUMAN EVENTS. “If...

..."We are experiencing a national tragedy in Poland right now," my new friend, the courageous and talented Polish journalist David M. Dastych wrote in an email this morning. For 500 people inside an exhibition hall in the Polish city of Katowice, the very worst had happened: the roof collapsed in on them. As Dastych reported, rescue attempts to save trapped souls were frantic and fraught with the dangers of sub-zero temperatures in one of the worst winters ever for Poland. In this frigid scene, at least 66 people were killed and another 160 injured, some of them critically.

WASHINGTON — It's an ill wind that blows no good — but for whom? That's a question that political analysts are pondering as a third hurricane takes aim at Florida, the biggest battleground state in the presidential election. Both President Bush and Democratic candidate John Kerry maintain that partisan politics have no part in their concern for the victims of the storms that have battered Florida. But, with voting just over 50 days away, practically any word or action by the Republican president or Massachusetts senator is seen in the context of the Nov. 2 election. The conventional wisdom is...

Drought Approaching National Disaster Here is a collection of a handful of articles...If the drought situation does not improve, it is becoming painfully obvious according to these reports that Disaster & Emergency level measures will be taken by summer. Here are the article links with a short description of each article: U.S. East Coast suffering 'most severe drought on record' HANCOCK, N.Y. - U.S. trout fishermen converged on East Coast mountain streams for the new season last week only to discover a drought that water authorities fear could become a national disaster this summer.Article Link Drought forces water cuts in...