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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True color image on 16 May 2018 taken by the MODIS on the NASA Aqua satellite. A plume of sediment from the Maumee River appears in the southwest corner of the lake. Sediment from previous high flow events and strong … Continue Reading…
By Tom Henry, Toledo Blade Though hailed as a rare victory for environmentalists, the Kasich administration’s reversal on the western Lake Erie impairment issue is only a “key first step” in litigation that may keep the state of Ohio tied up … Continue Reading…
The Kasich administration — after years of resistance on behalf of agriculture — announced Thursday it has reversed itself on northwest Ohio’s arguably most contentious water-policy issue and will declare the open waters of western Lake Erie as impaired. Although … Continue Reading…
Press Advisory Advocates for a Clean Lake Erie January 31, 2018 Contact: Mike Ferner 419-729-7273 Judith Nemes ELPC 312-795-3706 LAKE ADVOCATES RETURN TO FEDERAL COURT FOR IMPAIRED STATUS Following the USEPA’s admission that it illegally accepted … Continue Reading…