Toledo Water Crisis Sparks Creation of Statewide Protocol for Toxin Testing
Nothing brings consensus like a crisis. During Toledo’s recent drinking-water ban, conflicting ideas about how to test for toxins caused confusion for decision-makers, and hat problem sparked rare,...
View ArticleOhio's U.S. Senators Introduce Legislation To Address Toxic Algae
Ohio’s U.S. Senators have introduced two bills that address the problems with toxic microcystins, a result of the bacteria known as blue-green algae, in the state’s waters. Toxins from algal blooms in...
View ArticleStudy Says Toxic Algae Blooms May Be Contributing To Own Survival In Ohio Lakes
Toxic blue-green algae blooms, or cyanobacteria, are a growing problem in Ohio’s lakes, and grabbed the attention of the whole country after the bacteria shut down Toledo’s water system last summer . A...
View ArticleMayor Of Toledo Dies Of Cardiac Arrest
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — The mayor of Toledo has died five days after suffering cardiac arrest while driving during a snowstorm. A city spokeswoman, Stacy Weber, says Mayor D. Michael Collins died Friday at...
View ArticleNew Tech Aims To Help Ward Off Toxic Algae, Man-made Pollutants
Researchers at the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District (NEORSD) say they’ve begun testing water samples with the latest technology, following last summer’s water shutdown in Toledo . Hundreds of...
View ArticleCoalition Calls For Giant Public Trust For Ohio Water Protection
A new report calls for the creation of a $250 million trust to fund water protection in Ohio.
View ArticleLake Erie Algae Blooms May Have Peaked For Season
The algae blooms in Lake Erie around Northeast Ohio may have reached their peak for the season. Heavy spring rains washed large amounts of phosphorous into the lake prompting concerns of serious toxic...
View ArticleState Tells Dayton Water Plants To Reduce Phosphorous
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Ohio's environmental regulators are ordering two wastewater treatment plants in southwest Ohio to reduce the amount of phosphorus that goes into the Great Miami River. The Ohio...
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