The state of Ohio appears ready to institute something environmental groups have been clamoring for since Toledo’s 2014 algae-driven water crisis: a Total Maximum Daily Load, or TMDL, for western Lake Erie. TMDLs are so-called “pollution diets” for ecosystems. They are designed to … Continue Reading…
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The Center for Public Integrity – Jamie Smith Hopkins, Environment Editor and Senior Reporter “It is a profound injustice that the citizens of Toledo have had to clean up a mess that other people have made,” Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz said in … Continue Reading…
The Center for Public Integrity – Jamie Smith Hopkins, Environment Editor and Senior Reporter OREGON, Ohio — It was sunny and 82 degrees, a perfect August day for a trip to the public beach just outside Toledo. But hardly anyone was here. … Continue Reading…
VPR News – John Dillon Laurel Casey counts herself as a casualty of farm pollution. Her small, lakeshore house in Bridport has been damaged by runoff from the farm fields above her. She said she’s had trouble renting out a … Continue Reading…
24/7 Wall Street – Douglas A McIntyre The State of New Jersey recently warned people not to swim in Lake Hopatcong, the state’s largest lake. In fact, people have been told not to touch it. Large parts of Lake Erie, … Continue Reading…