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Kevin and Marlene Young. The construction site is directly next door to their house.

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Julie Grant

Kevin and Marlene Young built their house in the country, so they had space for horses. “I was raised around horses, and that’s my love,” Marlene said.…

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EPA Administrator Visits Cleveland For Update On Lake Erie Conservation

Taylor Haggerty

Updated: 2:10 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020 The Ashtabula River is on its way to being removed from a list of areas of concern for environmental degradation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler said Wednesday during a visit to Cleveland for an update on Lake Erie and the surrounding watershed.

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EPA Study Will Test Wastewater In Ohio Cities For COVID-19

Most people don’t want to think about their waste after it’s flushed down the toilet, but researchers can actually use waste samples to test for…

Algae floats in the water at the Maumee Bay State Park marina in Lake Erie in Oregon, Ohio, on Sept. 15, 2017.

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Coronavirus Budget Cuts Creates Uncertainty For Lake Erie Cleanup Fund

Andy Chow

The latest round of state budget cuts to offset the economic impact of COVID-19 has caused many departments to reevaluate their programs. This includes…

Perry State Forest in southeast Ohio could be the site of a proposed strip mine, unless residents succeed in opposing the proposal.

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Ohio EPA Terminates Permit For Proposed Mine In Perry State Forest

The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency announced it will cancel a wastewater discharge permit for a proposed coal mine in the Perry State Forest. The…

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Environmentalists Hopeful Judge Will Set New Limits On Lake Erie Pollutants

Glenn Forbes

Advocates of stricter fertilizer rules for Ohio’s farms are hopeful an upcoming court decision will better protect Lake Erie from future algae blooms. After a lengthy and detailed denial from a federal judge in Toledo on a request to dismiss a case regarding pollution discharges into Lake Erie, the Environmental Law and Policy Center (ELPC) is cautiously optimistic it will get a ruling forcing the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency to institute a total maximum daily load (TMLD) for industrial farms.

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Ohio Water Quality

Gov. Mike DeWine has ordered the state Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Health to investigate the safety of Ohio drinking water. The…

Pat Gsellman (left) heads the Akron Waterways Renewed project. Brian Gresser is the manager of the Akron Water Reclamation Plant, which sits on acres of sloping lawns right next to the Cuyahoga, just outside Cuyahoga Valley National Park.

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Ohio Water Health

Guests:Beth Burger, environmental and science reporter for The Columbus Dispatch (S)Jill Ryan, executive director of Freshwater Future (P);Heather…

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Ohio Water Health

Guests:Beth Burger, environmental and science reporter for The Columbus Dispatch (S)Jill Ryan, executive director of Freshwater Future (P);Heather…

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Proposed Changes Would Reduce Water Monitoring Samples Taken

Proposed changes to Ohio's water quality monitoring program would reduce the number of water samples taken from the state's rivers and streams and the…