Category: Enivronment
Arbor Day founder was a 'complex man' who hated Christmas trees, defended slavery
Perhaps it is no surprise that J. Sterling Morton hated Christmas trees.
Fight over renewable energy hits home for Michigan farm family
AZALIA, Mich. — Turf battles over commercial-scale renewable energy projects are on the rise across North America as Earth’s climate continues to become more unstable.
Pioneer lands $10.5 million USDA loan to build solar energy field east of the village
PIONEER, Ohio — The tiny Williams County village of Pioneer — about a hour’s drive west of Toledo and near the Michigan-Ohio-Indiana states lines — is ending 2024 with a major announcement that will soften the blow from its experience of trying to get one of the nation’s biggest indoor salmon-rearing facilities built nearby.
Judge Carr adds Ohio EPA as a defendant in landmark Lake Erie case
Senior U.S. District Judge James Carr is allowing the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency to become a defendant in the landmark Lake Erie TMDL lawsuit he’s hearing in Toledo.
Metroparks board seeks to have replacement levy go to voters early again
The five-member Metroparks Toledo Board of Park Commissioners has taken the first step toward asking voters next May to replace the park district’s 1.4-mill operating levy three years before it expires so it can take advantage of higher property values and guarantee its cash flow for everyday services through 2035.