January 9 – 15, 2022 Same story, different day. CAFOs’ way of saying “Crappy New Year!” Applying CAFO waste on frozen, snow-covered, or saturated ground is one of the worst possible practices because of the potential danger to surface water. … Continue Reading…
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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…
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…