Another beautiful country summer day … except for the stench that can be smelled for miles around. Get ready, Lake Erie! You were hoping for fireworks? Sorry … you’re getting cowshit instead. Steady stream of manure tankers leaving Hudson Dairy, … 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…
Toledo Blade – Tom Henry Elected officials in the Toledo area have taken a new approach in their ongoing battle against large livestock operations that contribute to Lake Erie’s harmful algae blooms. They’re asking the Ohio Department of Agriculture to … Continue Reading…