Category: Enivronment
Recycling effort underway to combat plastics from spring gardening
A recycling effort by Keep Toledo/Lucas County Beautiful offers a solution for what to do with the surfeit of plastic trays and containers from greenhouses and garden centers that cannot be put into regular curbside recycling.
Ohio EPA announces water testing following Blade investigation
LUCKEY, Ohio — Representatives from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and the Ohio Department of Health were in Luckey Wednesday to conduct what they described as “targeted water sampling.”
Voters approve early reset for Metroparks Toledo operations levy
In a vote tally that remained close until the end, Lucas County voters decided in favor of Issue 8, an early reset for Metroparks Toledo’s operations levy.
Legacy of Luckey: For decades, officials downplayed risks of Cold War-era weapons site
LUCKEY, Ohio — America’s Cold War buildup was facing a major health crisis, and the problem was centered in the tiny village of Luckey, Ohio.
Local birding expert served as a consultant on new Netflix series
A new Netflix miniseries called The Residence has a connection to an Oak Harbor resident who’s one of the world’s most respected author-illustrators of birding field guides and other books about birding.