Farm Bureau Contested Case Challenge to Michigan’s 2020 NPDES CAFO General Permit – Michigan Farm Bureau, et al.; Docket No. 20-009773

Michigan Surface Waters at Risk – 2020 Michigan NPDES CAFO Permit Revisions Threatened Livestock waste in Michigan’s surface water makes our inland lakes, streams, and our Great Lakes undrinkable and unsafe for recreation. Pathogens and parasites in livestock manure make … Continue Reading…

Ohio EPA agrees to TMDL for western Lake Erie – Toledo Blade

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…

Lake Erie Turns Toxic Every Summer. Voluntary Approach Total Failure

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…