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Yahoo
5 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
2 hospitalized in multi-semi-truck crash near Parma
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — A crash on I-94 in Jackson County involving multiple semi-trucks sent two people to the hospital Friday, according to the Jackson County Sheriff's Office. According to a released Sunday, deputies responded to a crash involving three semi-trucks and a pickup truck located in the westbound lanes of I-94 near Parma Rd. at around 10:56 a.m. Friday. The sheriff's office says one of the semi-trucks failed to yield to slowing traffic, crashing into the other vehicles. The driver of that truck was trapped inside and needed to be rescued. Two others were transported to a nearby hospital, with one of them having sustained critical, injuries. Since then, though, the sheriff's office says their condition 'has been upgraded to serious.' PREVIOUS: Crash reported on I-94 near Jackson blocking lanes The crash closed all lanes of I-94 while teams worked to respond to the crash, causing significant traffic backup. A large amount of fluid from the vehicles ended up flowing into the drains and nearby rivers, requiring environmental clean up teams to respond. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
E&E News
12-05-2025
- Politics
- E&E News
House to vote on land, water, fisheries and coal bills
The House will vote on a slate of natural resources and water bills this week, including one dealing with mine reclamation and another to expedite certain Interior Department appeals. H.R. 167, the 'Community Reclamation Partnerships Act,' from Rep. Darin LaHood (R-Ill.), would protect third-party groups from liability if they take part in cleaning up old, abandoned coal mines. LaHood's bill would amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to authorize states and nongovernmental entities to work together to restore land and water affected by coal mining before the law passed. Advertisement As it stands, states are responsible for cleaning up old mines using money from the abandoned mine lands fund, which is supported by fees that coal operators pay. Groups that want to pitch in are often deterred by potential liability.
