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for food-stamp recipients unde the Supplemental Nutrition Assis throw some curveballs. By Gail C. Keck tance Program. (See article on pag “There’s always something we Contributing Writer B3.) WASHINGTON (AP) — Presi-don’t know about nature,” Infanti dent Donald Trump knows howsaid. NegotiSALEM, Ohio — No one can ations over to make an entrance. The science. To make their predict the weather, but it hasn’t the bill had NOAA meteoMinutes before signing a masseasonal outlooks, stopped us from trying, particularstalled in a suite of dynamisive itagriculture bill, and he cold tweetedrologists rely on ly when comes to snow C o n g r e s s from modeling a video of himself at the 2006cal climate models temperatures. overacross a procenters the U.S. and Canada Emmy awards dressed like a What the winter weather will vision by called the North American Multifarmer and belting out the tune look like depends a lot on who you theEnsemble. House They also use Green with Will and GraceModel ask.to Based onAcres long-range outlooks to cut fromthe international modstar Mullally. from theMegan National Oceanic and At- models eling centers, including thethe Eurofood-aid program and Senate’ mospheric Administration, Ohio “Green Acres is the place to be. Centre for Medium-Range to go along. Trump andFarm Pennsylvania arelife leaning to-sangpeanunwillingness living is the for me,” model. support fo had Forecasts voiced strong ward above-normal Trump, holdingtemperatures, a pitchfork andWeather “Those are justrequirements. computer modstricter work but wearing accordinga to the Farmers Alwhite T-shirt, denim els that Agriculture use a lot of Secretary equations to manac, we can cold, Sonn overalls andexpect a straw hat.stormy simulate what the climate could weatherThe this winter. said a pending regulation Green Acres tune thenlookPerdue like,” Infanti said. The technology used in modto tighten work requirements wa played just before Trump entered They also use statistical modern forecasting has become much a trade-off for Trump’s support. the auditorium where Senate Maat the influence of facmore sophisticated in recent years, els to look The farm bill reauthorizes food jority Leader Mitch McConnell, such as sea surface temperamaking them more representative tors and nutrition, and agriculture and R-Ky., and other guests had been climate change trends, soil of the actual climate system, said tures, conservation programs at a rough waiting for about an hour. moisture levels and active climate Johnna Infanti, a meteorologist cost of $400 billion over “Somebody had that and I saidstates, such as El Niño events. five year with NOAA’s Climate Prediction or $867updates billion its over 10 years. ‘put But it on. Notpeople too much it, but NOAA 90-day seaCenter. some still of preThe light-hearted bill signin sonal outlooks around the middle put it on,’” said Trump. fer traditional weather forecasting came as Washington was gripped month and they are availShortly after used Trump tweet-of each methods, like those in the the threat of a potential gov online at nws.noaa.gov/preFarmers Alamanc enshrined in able by ed the video,orMullally tweeted, ernment shutdown due to a fund dictions.php. old “omg.” wives’ tales. EvenTrump the meteorologist admits signed the farm bill ing dispute. on Page A20) thatThursday, Mother Nature always Dec. 20,can after the Ag- (©2018(Continued Associated Press. All rights re riculture Department announced served. Associated Press writer Juliet Lin plans to tighten work requirement derman contributed to this report.)
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Landowners sue Nexus over damage to soil, and erosion
es an “unreasonable risk to human health or the environment, a process that would take at least three years. Vinyl chloride is one of five chemWASHINGTON (AP) — The Michels Corp., of Co Byadministration Chris Kick has initiated icals contractor, the agency is reviewing, includBiden lumbus, did not tocorrectly restor ckick@farmanddairy.com that are used make plasa formal evaluation of risks posed ing four the layers of soil, resulting in di tics. Other chemicals set for review by vinyl chloride, the cancer-causminished topsoil, and that under the federal Toxic Substances th SALEM, — in Several ing chemical thatOhio burned a tow-Ohio companies violated the landown Control Act include acetaldehyde, acalong thesmoke recently eringlandowners plume of toxic black er lease agreement by rylonitrile, benzenamine and aimproperl cominstalled Nexus natural gas pipefollowing a fiery train derailment discharging and draining exces pound known as MBOCA. linethis have the company earlier yearsued in eastern Ohio. and water onto lands of th of vinyl its installer in county courts, over Studying the safetyoutside The Environmental Protection leased rights of way. chloride and other chemicals that Agency said it the willcompany review breached risks allegations Thompson the “is companie have been in use for said decades key posed a handful chemicals, its by contract and of damaged the soil accessed and damaged propert to better-protecting people from including vinyl chloride, which is and crops. much as 400 to 600said feetinwide toxicasexposure,” Freedhoff used toAbout make 13 a variety of have plasticbeen lawsuits what the right-of-way allowed products, pipes, wire and a statement. filed including in the courts of common causing erosion, unnatural and public health sil packaging materials. The chemical pleas in Columbiana, Stark, Sum- Environmental activists welcomed the announceis found in polyvinyl chloride plasplacement, and ditches that ar mit and Wayne counties, on bement,three calling thedeep review overdue. tic, better as PVC. by Cantonfeet orlong more. half ofknown the landowners The said itMichael will study vinyl “They have contaminated th areaEPA attorney Thompson. (Continued on Page A18) chlorideRestoration to determine whether it pos-lawissues. The
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