The Great Lakes are being poisoned by poop By Jack Lessenberry Pam Taylor, a woman I admire a great deal, lives in a rural community in Lenawee County, not far from the Ohio border, a place where her family has been farming … Continue Reading…
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Toledo Blade, June 3, 2017, SANDY BIHN and KRISSY KASSERMAN IT IS NO mystery that Ohio faces significant challenges with regard to addressing water pollution. In an agricultural state with large numbers of meat and dairy-producing animals and other farms raising … Continue Reading…
Group: More attention must be paid to tiny dissolved reactive phosphorus HUDSON, Mich. — Twenty-one people participated in an extensive driving tour Monday around concentrated animal feeding operations — or CAFOs — on Monday. Attendees included Lucas County Treasurer Wade … Continue Reading…
LORAIN — Local officials met Wednesday with the Ohio Environmental Council to raise awareness about the dangers of algal blooms in conjunction with World Water Day. Mayor Chase Ritenauer said the blooms, which are fed by fertilizer and chemicals ending … Continue Reading…
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Dearborn, (Michigan) and an Ohio colleague asked the head of the Environmental Protection Agency today to formally declare water quality in the western part of Lake Erie as impaired, a move that could help … Continue Reading…