Category: Climate Crisis
Lake Erie cyanobacterial pollution lawsuit adds Ohio EPA as defendant
A federal district judge has approved the Ohio EPA’s request to be added as a defendant in a lawsuit alleging that the Ohio EPA and the U.S. EPA devised a defective program to control phosphorus flowing into Lake Erie, a chief cause of harmful cyanobacterial blooms in the Great Lake.
Chemical company director criminally charged in connection with 2022 Flint River spill
In June 2022, approximately 15,000 gallons of an oily mix of chemicals was discovered seeping into the river from Lockhart Chemical’s facility.
Charging Microgrids: Progress for Electric Trucks, Challenges Remain
Key Takeaways: Microgrids speed power availability and deployment of freight truck charging Specific charging challenges face microgrid deployment that must be overcome There are federal, state, and non-profit organizations that can assist As previous articles have made clear, microgrids, strategically designed for truck stops and depots, are a path forward … [continued]
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Parasitic sea lamprey numbers increased due to COVID pandemic
Invasive sea lamprey damage or kill Great Lakes fish. The COVID pandemic reduced the ability to implement population control efforts. Now sea lamprey populations are higher.
Audubon Christmas Bird County underway
The National Audubon Society’s annual Christmas Bird Count is underway until January 5th. Coordinated visits to hundreds of sites in the U.S. and Canada to count birds depends on volunteers. There are about 80 sites in Michigan and more than 70 in Ohio.