Category: Toledo Blade
State accuses U.S. EPA of having ‘clear political motivations’ for demanding tighter phosphorus rules for Port Clinton
PORT CLINTON — A hearing to discuss the city of Port Clinton’s wastewater-discharge permit sounded more like a war of words between a Democratic-led environmental regulator on the federal level and a Republican-led environmental regulator on the state level, with the latter accusing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of government overreach.
NRC reminds Holtec it's not beholden to the company's schedule for Palisades restart
Senior U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission officials gave their first indication Tuesday that the timeline announced for the historic effort to restart the mothballed Palisades nuclear plant in southwest Michigan might be too ambitious.
Ohio DNR drilling 10 water-research wells to learn more about a mysterious tri-state aquifer
BRYAN — First, there was a proposal that Pioneer Mayor Ed Kidston floated to several Toledo-area suburbs in the summer of 2018.
Ohio EPA to defend sewage permit it authorized for Port Clinton at special hearing
PORT CLINTON — A special public hearing is being held Tuesday night for the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency to defend itself from accusations that it failed to do enough to protect Lake Erie with a wastewater permit it issued to the city of Port Clinton in April.
Metroparks taking registrations for winter hike program
Metroparks Toledo is taking registrations for a monthly hike program called Wintering the Metroparks.
Bill introduced to extend Great Lakes Restoration Initiative another 5 years
The Great Lakes delegation within the U.S. House of Representatives wasted no time in its efforts to get one of the key pieces of funding for Great Lakes cleanup and restoration programs authorized for another five years.
Judge Zouhary wants status update on Campbell's pollution allegations this week
U.S. District Judge Jack Zouhary wants to know this week whether Campbell Soup Co. is any closer to reaching a settlement with those who are suing its Napoleon plant for what they consider to be longstanding, excessive discharges to the Maumee River.
W.W. Knight park in Perrysburg closes for restoration work
Large sections of the W.W. Knight Nature Preserve in Perrysburg will be closed from Monday through Jan. 10 to allow for management of natural areas.
Metroparks Toledo hosts Survivor Games on Sunday
Do you have what it takes to be Metroparks Toledo’s ultimate survivor?
New year's arrival accompanied by colder weather, snow potential
After a mild week that included Christmas Day, winter was poised to return overnight into Wednesday, and forecasters expected a much deeper dose of cold following a storm early next week.