Elyria fights over AFFF use and potential class action funds
Fire chief Pronesti recalls AFFF use since 50 60 years while noting new low PF A formulations. He cites cancer risk among firefighters and the difficulty in attributing illnesses. Council weighs contingency fees for Balser in a potential class action with funds possibly earmarked for fire department needs. Local officials discuss how any settlement may be restricted and require spending limits.
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Pronesti
Elyria
Deery
Balser
Kevin Brubaker
Mary Siwierka
D-3rd Ward
U.S. overdoses fall sharply in 2024 in record drop
Provisional CDC data show about 80,000 overdose deaths in 2024, down 27 percent from 110,000 in 2023, the largest one year decline on record. Most states posted drops, with Nevada and South Dakota up slightly. Experts cite naloxone availability, expanded treatment, litigation settlement money, and usage shifts as possible factors.
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Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
CDC
Agency
National Center For Health Statistics
Nevada
South Dakota
Ohio
West Virginia
Daniel Ciccarone
University of California
San Francisco
Sackler
Purdue Pharma
Regina LaBelle
Office of National Drug Control Policy
Georgetown University
Door to door Naloxone Efforts Cut Lorain County Overdoses
Lorain County Public Health teams went door to door in overdose areas to distribute naloxone after deaths spiked, with bystander administration rising from 5.6 percent in 2022 to 27.9 percent in 2024. Officials say ongoing treatment gaps persist but deaths have fallen since 2021, and the 2024 trend should continue. Garrett Looker reports.
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Arthur D. Hudnutt
A. Cooper Hudnutt
William D. Hudnutt
Elyria
Ohio
Chronicle-Telegram
Lorain County Printing & Publishing Company
Chronicle
Adams
Lorain County Public Health
Dandurand
Lorain County
Oberlin grant cut amid NSF priority purge and Africatown ties
The National Science Foundation canceled 344 nonpriority awards including Oberlin College's $89,922 project with Africatown aimed at building a network of researchers to advance justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion in environmental study. NSF cited DEI and misinformation concerns while Oberlin officials and community partners voiced disappointment and noted the project supported history documentation and training.
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Oberlin College
DEI
Trump
White House
Oberlin College and Conservatory
Andrea Simakis
Oberlin Review
Africatown
Simakis
Oberlin
Eboni Johnson
Johnson
Jay Fiskio
Santiago Roman
Fiskio
Roman
Fiskie
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