Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania residents near Ohio chemical spill say they’re left out of recovery efforts
Western Pennsylvania residents residing close to the Ohio border say they’ve been overlooked of restoration efforts following the Feb. 3 Norfolk Southern prepare derailment in neighboring East Palestine, Ohio.
The crash led to evacuations and fears of air, water and soil contamination, particularly after one chemical was intentionally launched and burned to stop an explosion.
On Tuesday, the administrator of the federal Environmental Safety Company, Michael Regan, returned to East Palestine to go to the spill website and instructed NBC Information the company is “right here to remain and we’re not leaving till the job is completed.”
However Pennsylvania residents say they’re pissed off by a lack of awareness concerning the lasting dangers from the catastrophe and demand extra transparency from state and federal leaders, who they are saying are targeted too narrowly on restoration efforts inside a 2-mile radius surrounding the derailment, a designation set by the EPA.
“No person is doing something to assist us,” stated Patty Barber, who lives in Darlington, Pennsylvania, lower than one mile from the spill website. “Pennsylvania is being overlooked.”
State officers have stated they sympathize with residents’ issues and are coordinating response efforts throughout a number of businesses.
Final week, Gov. Josh Shapiro met with residents in Darlington who acquired water testing by way of the state’s Division of Environmental Safety.
The division has additionally been working carefully with the Pennsylvania Emergency Administration Company and the state departments of well being to watch developments in East Palestine.
On Monday, Shapiro introduced the opening of a well being clinic in Beaver and Lawrence counties that carefully mirrors one created for East Palestine residents. The state departments of environmental safety and agriculture shall be readily available on the clinic to assist neighborhood members join free water testing and to offer steerage on meals and animal security, in keeping with the governor’s workplace.
As of Monday, the EPA stated, East Palestine’s municipal water was secure to drink. Indoor air high quality screenings from greater than 550 houses didn’t exceed security requirements, and air high quality locally stays “regular,” the EPA stated.
However residents who stay exterior the rapid space say essential data is tough to return by at the same time as folks complain of varied illnesses, together with bronchitis, complications and different signs related to chemical publicity.
Many hundreds of fish have died, and neighborhood members have talked about discovering sick pets and wildlife.
“To not take something away from the parents in East Palestine — they bought the worst of it — however that cloud didn’t keep there,” stated Sherry Strozza, who lives about 3 miles away, in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania.
Strozza stated she has skilled complications because the chemical spill and worries concerning the security of her canine and three horses. A yellow-white residue now covers parts of her soil, which Strozza has not been in a position to take a look at regardless of repeated calls to state and federal environmental businesses and native testing corporations.
“I referred to as the DEP. I referred to as the EPA. They hold telling me I am exterior of the vary of the testing space,” she stated. “I’d really feel extra comfy if I might get my soil examined, however I do not know the way.”
A spokesman for the Pennsylvania Division of Environmental Safety stated the company is testing personal wells inside a 2-mile radius of the derailment website and creating its soil sampling plan. It intends to “aggressively pursue restoration of these prices from Norfolk Southern,” division spokesman Jamar Thrasher stated in a press release.
He inspired residents like Strozza, who stay exterior the 2-mile boundary, to contact the division on to request testing.
Officers started personal effectively testing on Feb. 21 and public suppliers had been examined every week earlier. The division stated it has not detected groundwater contamination so far.
As of Wednesday, the state has accomplished amassing samples from 13 of the 16 recognized residential wells inside a 1-mile radius of the derailment website and is working to schedule extra testing within the coming days.
Outcomes from the primary spherical of testing are anticipated this week.
“If we do discover any contamination associated to the prepare derailment, we’ll reply appropriately to guard public well being and remediate the contamination,” Thrasher stated. “We’ll keep in communities like Beaver County so long as it takes to guarantee Pennsylvanians their air, water, and atmosphere are secure.”
Leah Renee Markovitz, who lives 25 miles from East Palestine in Clinton, Pennsylvania, stated her largest concern is the well being of her kids, who’ve skilled cold-like signs in latest weeks, and contaminated water leaching into her effectively.
“Anyplace that the wind was blowing that day [of the derailment], all these individuals are an afterthought,” she stated.
Lots of her issues had been underscored Feb. 17 throughout a five-hour Pennsylvania state Senate committee listening to. Eight neighborhood members shared their worries and frustrations, with most saying they felt like Pennsylvania had been deserted.
Lawrence County resident Sheila Stiegler, who lives 16 miles from the place the prepare derailed, instructed lawmakers she is indignant and heartbroken by what she calls a sluggish response from the state. She described her household as modern-day homesteaders who develop their very own meals and purchase what they will’t develop from native farmers. She now worries concerning the longterm impacts of the derailment to her meals and her household.
“We confronted uncertainty, and felt deserted and on our personal,” she stated.
In Darlington, Barber stated she nonetheless does not know if her home is secure. She and her household did not see birds fly over their rural house for a couple of week after the prepare derailment, and the deer that usually drink from her ponds nonetheless have not returned, she stated. The creek the place her household likes to swim is crammed with lifeless fish.
“Is my home secure? I don’t know,” she stated. “That is the place I grew up. The place else would I’m going?”
Each Strozza and Barber wish to have their properties examined for poisonous chemical compounds, however neither have been in a position to safe appointments by way of native corporations or state businesses. Strozza stated she would really feel extra comfy if her house could possibly be cleaned “prime to backside,” and Barber would love her effectively to be examined periodically within the coming months and even years.
“I stay lower than a mile from floor zero. My brother is a 7-minute drive,” she stated. “Our complete lifestyle has been compromised, and no person appears to know that.”
Pennsylvania
Death of Democratic lawmaker leaves Pennsylvania House deadlocked at 101-101
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is stuck in a 101-101 partisan divide following the sudden death of one of its Democratic members, leaving the chamber deadlocked until a special election is held.
Rep. Matt Gergely, a Democrat representing part of Allegheny County, died on Sunday at the age of 45, the House Democratic caucus announced.
The cause of his death is unclear, but Gergely had been missing from the chamber since the New Year due to a “medical emergency over the holidays requiring hospitalization,” Beth Rementer, the House Democratic caucus spokesperson, shared at the time. They were not expecting him to return “for some time.”
House Democrats clinched a one-seat edge over the Republicans during November’s election. Gergely’s death brings the chamber to a stalled split until a special election is held to fill his vacant seat representing the largely Democratic district that includes Pittsburgh.
Sudden vacancies had plagued the House Democrats during the last two-year session, often delaying the lawmaking process.
Speaker Joanna McClinton, a Democrat representing Philadelphia, will announce a special election at a later date, House Democrats said in their statement.
“Matt will be desperately missed in Harrisburg and we know his passing is a tremendous loss to his communities in Western Pennsylvania. Please join us in keeping his wife and his family in your thoughts and prayers during this tragic time,” their statement said.
With Post wires
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Pennsylvania Lottery Powerball, Pick 2 Day results for Jan. 18, 2025
The Pennsylvania Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025 results for each game:
Winning Powerball numbers from Jan. 18 drawing
14-31-35-64-69, Powerball: 23, Power Play: 2
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Winning Pick 2 numbers from Jan. 18 drawing
Day: 4-8, Wild: 3
Evening: 1-2, Wild: 3
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Winning Pick 3 numbers from Jan. 18 drawing
Day: 4-5-0, Wild: 3
Evening: 7-1-7, Wild: 3
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Winning Pick 4 numbers from Jan. 18 drawing
Day: 9-0-4-3, Wild: 3
Evening: 5-0-9-1, Wild: 3
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Winning Pick 5 numbers from Jan. 18 drawing
Day: 3-5-3-9-8, Wild: 3
Evening: 5-6-3-2-3, Wild: 3
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Winning Cash4Life numbers from Jan. 18 drawing
04-21-22-25-41, Cash Ball: 01
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Winning Cash 5 numbers from Jan. 18 drawing
04-09-19-20-38
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Winning Treasure Hunt numbers from Jan. 18 drawing
02-04-06-16-20
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Winning Match 6 Lotto numbers from Jan. 18 drawing
01-05-08-15-24-32
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Winning Powerball Double Play numbers from Jan. 18 drawing
07-34-40-48-57, Powerball: 17
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Are you a winner? Here’s how to claim your lottery prize
- Sign the Ticket: Ensure your ticket has your signature, name, address and phone number on the back.
- Prizes up to $600: Claim at any PA Lottery retailer or by mail: Pennsylvania Lottery, ATTN: CLAIMS, PO BOX 8671, Harrisburg, PA 17105.
- Prizes from $600 to $2,500: Use a Claim Form to claim at a retailer or by mail: Pennsylvania Lottery, ATTN: CLAIMS, PO BOX 8671, Harrisburg, PA 17105.
- Prizes over $2,500: Mail your signed ticket with a Claim Form or in person at a Lottery Area Office (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.).
Lottery Headquarters is currently not open to the public. Visit the PA Lottery website for other office locations near you.
When are the Pennsylvania Lottery drawings held?
- Powerball: 10:59 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
- Mega Millions: 11 p.m. Tuesday and Friday.
- Pick 2, 3, 4, 5: 1:35 p.m. and 6:59 p.m. daily.
- Cash4Life: 9 p.m. daily.
- Cash 5: 6:59 p.m. daily.
- Treasure Hunt: 1:35 p.m. daily.
- Match 6 Lotto: 6:59 p.m. Monday and Thursday.
- Powerball Double Play: 10:59 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Saturday.
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