Tom Henry, Toledo Blade ANN ARBOR — The second and final day of an algae conference here attended by many Great Lakes scientists and policy experts began with some strong accusations by Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz about the agricultural lobby’s influence … Continue Reading…
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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…
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reversed itself on the western Lake Erie impairment issue, admitting it was wrong to approve a Kasich administration plan that relied on voluntary action to reduce algae-inducing runoff. The federal agency said in a Jan. 12 … Continue Reading…