Author: Owen Sound Sun Times
U.S. Army engineers decide to fast-track Enbridge Line 5 tunnel permits
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has decided to fast-track permits for building a protective tunnel around an aging Enbridge oil pipeline that runs beneath a channel connecting two Great Lakes, stoking environmentalists’ fears that the project will escape scrutiny, damage the sensitive region and perpetuate fossil fuel use.
Former Ohio EPA chief Anne Vogel to head U.S. EPA Region 5 office
Three months after accusing outgoing U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Midwest Regional Administrator Debra Shore of government overreach, former Ohio EPA Director Anne Vogel has been given her job.
Metroparks chief sees more great things on horizon eight years after vision began
Metroparks Toledo Executive Director Dave Zenk began a speech to the Rotary Club of Toledo on Monday by admitting “our community wasn’t what we wanted it to be” in 2017, the year the park district uses as its benchmark for the era we’re in today.
Photo Gallery: ReStore the Earth recycling event at Calvary Church in Maumee
Volunteers collected items like paint and shredded paper from residents during the ReStore the Earth recycling event at Calvary Church in Maumee on Saturday.
NRC hosting open houses to discuss safety performances of Davis-Besse, Fermi nuke plants
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission will discuss the annual operating performances of the Davis-Besse and Fermi 2 nuclear plants on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively.