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EPA removes rule that limits greenhouse gas emissions

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency said Monday it is repealing rules that limit planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas and announced it is taking a separate but related step to prevent future administrations from regulating climate pollution from power plants. The rule change, first proposed last year, represents a fundamental shift from efforts by Democratic Presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama to address climate change and regulate carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases that trap the sun’s ...

Number of Trumbull suicides rose in August

WARREN — The Trumbull County Mental Health and Recovery Board and partner agencies are addressing what they say is a concerning increase in suicide deaths in Trumbull County and is reminding residents that help and support are available. According to Trumbull County Coroner’s Office data, there have been 26 suicide deaths reported this year compared with 12 deaths during the same period in 2025. Of the 26 deaths, 11 occurred in August. Trumbull County Coroner Dr. Lawrence D’Amico said the increase reinforces the importance of suicide prevention, early intervention and access to ...

Liberty chief voices safety concerns

LIBERTY — Liberty’s fire chief emphasized challenges in keeping both first responders and the public safe during emergencies, noting that one of his department’s vehicles has been struck several times by negligent drivers. Fire Chief Doug Theobald, during his report at Monday’s meeting, recalled the details of an Aug. 15 spill that closed Tibbetts Wick Road for eight hours, covering the road in a flour-like substance, a byproduct of steelmaking that was being hauled by a private company. Theobald said the department’s on-duty personnel, himself and two mutual aid ...

Howland resident wants end to left turns in construction zone

HOWLAND — Residents crossing through one of Howland’s central roads have endured months of construction, and one asked what could be done about motorists who don’t obey the rules as crews continue to work. Officials at a recent trustees meeting heard from Ed Palumbo, who asked about ways to make drivers obey the turn restrictions on East Market Street. Palumbo was referring to an Ohio Department of Transportation project that has closed some left-turn lanes to widen the road, is adding a right-turn lane for southbound traffic on state Route 46 to East Market, and a right-turn ...

NAACP promotes community

WARREN — The youth of the community are the future and it is important that other generations support and work with them so they can carry on what current and past generations have done and are doing for the benefit of all, said Pastor Vincent Peterson II of Third Baptist Church of ...

EPA guts rule on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is repealing rules that limit planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas and it announced it is taking a separate but related step to prevent future administrations from regulating climate pollution from power plants. The rule change, first proposed last year, represents a fundamental shift from efforts by Democratic Presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama to address climate change and clean up industrial pollution. Environmental groups decried the change, saying it would come at a cost ...