February 20, 2008
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Environment
Ohio officials will hang traps to stop ash borer
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio’s agriculture department plans to hang more than 7,000 traps from ash trees, part of a nationwide attempt to thwart a tree-killing insect.
February 17, 2008
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Environment
New debate may dissolve water pact
Hopes ran high at the beginning of last week that the plan to limit Great Lakes withdrawals would be ratified by Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania and be sent to Congress for approval before the end of 2008.
February 11, 2008
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Environment
Gypsy moth spraying areas to be displayed
Two open houses this week are intended to give residents of Wood and Lucas counties information about upcoming Ohio Department of Agriculture treatments for killing destructive gypsy moths.
February 9, 2008
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Environment
Mercury emissions ruling doesn't apply to coke plant
FDS Coke Plant's proposed $800 million coking facility and co-generation power plant won't be affected by a federal appeals court ruling in Washington yesterday that invalidated the federal cap-and-trade system the Bush Administration had wanted for controlling mercury emissions.
February 8, 2008
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Environment
Research shows that using land for biofuels actually may hurt climate
WASHINGTON - The widespread use of ethanol from corn could result in nearly twice the greenhouse gas emissions as the gasoline it would replace because of expected land-use changes, researchers concluded yesterday.
February 7, 2008
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Environment
Critics fear budget to hurt Great Lakes
While a number of Great Lakes public officials and environmental activists are crying foul over President Bush's proposed budget for the 2009 fiscal year, U.S. EPA Administrator Stephen L. Johnson said the $7.14 billion his agency would get "represents government at its best."
January 28, 2008
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Environment
Pilkington to pay $60,000 for plant’s air violations
Pilkington North America will pay $60,000 to settle violations of its Rossford plant’s state air pollution permit, according to the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.
January 26, 2008
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Environment
Upper Sandusky firm gets$54,000 Ohio EPA fine
UPPER SANDUSKY, Ohio — Diamond Manufacturing Inc. will pay $54,000 to resolve violations that had occurred for years in its plant at 300 Commerce Way, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency said yesterday.
January 18, 2008
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Environment
Great Lakes states urged to unite to preserve water
Water diversion, exotic species, climate change, sewage overflows, and other issues affecting the Great Lakes will be discussed on this week's edition of Deadline Now.
January 14, 2008
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Environment
Commercial fishermen challenging state rules
With the survival of their industry at stake, Ohio's commercial fishermen are entangled in a web of political bureaucracy.
January 8, 2008
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Environment
Small leakage of radioactive water reported at Davis-Besse nuclear plant
OAK HARBOR, Ohio — Radioactive coolant water seeped from a pipe in the Davis-Besse nuclear power plant's containment area Friday morning as an old weld was being reinforced with a metal overlay, FirstEnergy Corp. and federal officials said yesterday.
January 7, 2008
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Environment
Lake Erie's water level could plunge 3 to 6 feet as Earth's temperature rises
While there’s no quick fix for curbing the greenhouse gases that scientists blame for the Earth’s warming climate, the issue is getting more attention in the Great Lakes region, and western Lake Erie in particular.
January 3, 2008
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Environment
Lake Michigan water levels approaching record lows
CHICAGO - For a couple of days last week, Lake Michigan dropped beneath its record monthly low, heightening concerns about lower water levels in the Great Lakes.
January 2, 2008
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Environment
Cleveland testing low-growing grass
CLEVELAND - The city is testing special low-growing grass blends to reduce the costs of mowing on government-owned land.
December 21, 2007
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Environment
Ohioan may join water panel
President Bush intends to nominate former Ohio Department of Natural Resources Director Sam Speck to the U.S. section of the International Joint Commission, according to a White House statement dated Tuesday.
December 16, 2007
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Environment
Ohio, Michigan running out of ways to store their radioactive waste
Michigan and Ohio are among 36 states that will have a greater buildup of radioactive waste after July 1 if a South Carolina landfill follows through with its plans to start turning them away.
December 3, 2007
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Environment
Regional water pact measure resurfaces
Legislation that could lead to Ohio's ratification of the proposed Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact is in the works again.
November 28, 2007
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Environment
Global warming predictions rouse Great Lakes lobbying
Dire predictions about Earth's warming climate yesterday inspired a national activist group to step up its lobbying for the proposed eight-state Great Lakes water compact.
November 27, 2007
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Environment
Retrofit devices cut school bus diesel pollution
CINCINNATI - Some students across Ohio can breathe a little easier while sitting in idling school buses because of programs that are retrofitting buses with pollution-eating devices.
November 19, 2007
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Environment
Great Lakes water-compact backers, foes stand ground on water diversion limits
Ohio’s dilemma about a proposed regional compact that would limit Great Lakes water withdrawals has come down to how legislators view state Sen. Tim Grendell’s argument that it could intrude upon private property rights.
November 18, 2007
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Environment
New Web site details coke plant
FDS Coke Plant LLC has created a Web site, www.fdscokeplant.com, to disseminate information about the $800 million coking facility and co-generation power plant it has proposed along Lake Erie's Maumee Bay where East Toledo and Oregon meet.
November 16, 2007
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Environment
Gala honors efforts to save waterways
Last night was a time of celebration and transition for ongoing efforts to restore Toledo-area waterways.
November 15, 2007
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Environment
Ohio's EPA chief urges involvement in science issues
Ohio's top pollution cop came to Toledo yesterday with a simple message for 300 students from nine area schools: They know more about the environment than he did at their age.
November 5, 2007
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Environment
Industries join program to reduce toxic releases
Several northwest Ohio industries are participating in a statewide initiative that seeks voluntary reductions in toxic releases into the environment.
November 5, 2007
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Environment
EPA taking comments to revise coking permit
Comments about the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency’s plan to remodify FDS Coke Plant LLC’s 2004 permit can be sent through Dec. 13 to Matt Stanfield, Toledo Division of Environmental Services, 348 South Erie St., Toledo, OH 43604, or faxed to (419) 936-3959.
October 21, 2007
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Environment
Bowling Green looks to coal power despite 'green' practices
BOWLING GREEN - Even with Al Gore sharing this year's Nobel Peace Prize with the world's most prestigious group of climate scientists, Americans may have a hard time weaning themselves off coal-fired power plants that spew carbon dioxide, the chief greenhouse gas.
October 13, 2007
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Environment
Officials investigate DTE Energy's Fermi 2 'event'; sabotage is ruled out
First, there was an Associated Press report of several unexplained holes drilled into steam pipes at DTE Energy’s Fermi 2 nuclear plant in northern Monroe County. Subsequent speculation raised the possibility of sabotage. Neither turned out to be true, although there was an incident that Detroit Edison Co. reported Thursday as an “unusual event” to the NRC.
October 13, 2007
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Environment
Environmentalist tours area
Lois Gibbs, one of the nation's highest-profile environmental activists, will complete a three-day visit to the Toledo area today by attending a community forum on environmental justice at a central-city church.
October 13, 2007
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Environment
Prosecution rests in trial of 2 Davis-Besse workers
The government yesterday rested its case against two former Davis-Besse workers accused of covering up information about the Ottawa County nuclear plant's dangerous condition in the fall of 2001, when its old reactor head was on the verge of bursting and allowing radioactive steam to form.
October 7, 2007
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Environment
Stops in NW Ohio on state tour show local 'green' spots
Leah Semrock chuckled yesterday when someone visiting her highly unconventional home during the fifth annual Ohio Solar Tour inquired about all the time, sweat, money, and love she and her husband, Ralph, had put into designing it themselves and building it from scratch.
October 2, 2007
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Environment
Davis-Besse ex-workers called liars as trial begins
Opening arguments began yesterday in the first of two criminal trials involving former Davis-Besse workers with federal prosecutors accusing defendants David Geisen and Rodney N. Cook of being liars who were out to “trick, scheme, or otherwise mislead” the Nuclear Regulatory Commission about the degree to which acid leaked from the plant’s nuclear reactor in the fall of 2001.
October 2, 2007
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Environment
Fermi 2 shuts down for overhaul
FRENCHTOWN TOWNSHIP, Mich. — DTE Energy has shut down its Fermi 2 nuclear power plant in Monroe County to begin refueling and maintenance work.
September 30, 2007
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Environment
$850M project aims to improve pollution controls
MONROE - The massive upgrade under way at DTE Energy's coal-fired power plant is now two years into its second phase, an $850 million project.
September 29, 2007
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Environment
Mich. fines large dairy $141,500
Michigan regulators have run out of patience with Vreba-Hoff Dairy LLC, for what they see as blatant, continued abuses of laws intended to protect waterways - and will be less likely to compromise this time around, Robert McCann, state Department of Environmental Quality spokesman, said yesterday.
September 25, 2007
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Environment
Mayor calls for energy research center here
Gov. Ted Strickland was asked last night to take his goal of diversifying Ohio's mix of energy sources to the next level by building a state research center in Toledo.
September 25, 2007
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Environment
Solar power can fuel Ohio turnaround, officials say
Ohio can be a leader in the solar energy industry that will revitalize the economy, research and business leaders said yesterday during the first meeting of the Wright Center for Photovoltaics Innovation and Commercialization.
September 10, 2007
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Environment
3 studies of pollution in Lake Erie gain funds
Three local research projects have been awarded grants from the Ohio Lake Erie Commission to study pollution in the lake.
September 3, 2007
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Environment
Columbus prepares to cut 11,775 ash trees
COLUMBUS - The city Parks and Recreation Department wants to spend $455,000 to cut down thousands of ash trees threatened by the emerald ash borer as part of the city's efforts to stop infestations of the beetle.
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