Category: Ohio
Officials eye geothermal to keep energy costs from rising, especially with data centers coming
For three hours Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D., Toledo) led an event that challenged area leaders to think big about investing in geothermal technology.
Metroparks acquires more land, bumps up portable toilet budget
The Metroparks Toledo Board of Park Commissioners approved the acquisition of another 14.74 acres of land in western Lucas County at its monthly board meeting Wednesday.
How Great Lakes cities are preparing for climate migration
Stroll along Cleveland’s Edgewater Pier on a summer evening, and you’ll hear Arabic, Spanish, and other languages wafting through the lake air. For decades, international immigrants have found a home in the city of Lake Erie.
But now, there’s an increasing chance that future waves of migrants — from Florida, Arizona, California, and beyond — could move here as extreme weather events caused by climate change in those regions prompt people to rethink where they want to live.
Despite gradual progress, Great Lakes region faces ‘change and uncertainty’
It’s been quite a week already for Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz, environmentally speaking.
Microplastics documentary to be shown on South Bass Island
PUT-IN-BAY — Ripples of Plastic, a 2024 documentary about Great Lakes microplastic pollution, will be shown free of charge Saturday inside the Aquatic Visitor Center in Put-in-Bay.