Category: Toledo Blade
State allows new CAFO to be built within landfill buffer zone, near scenic river
TIFFIN — A controversial livestock facility under construction is being allowed to build one of its barns 200 feet closer to a landfill than state law normally allows because Ohio officials quietly accommodated the owner.
Photo Gallery: Families take to snow-covered Glass City Metropark for sledding
Families blasted through the snow enjoying the sledding hill on Tuesday at the Glass City Metropark in East Toledo.
Radon tests show Eastwood schools safe
LUCKEY, Ohio — State-sponsored air testing conducted from Nov. 26 to 28 confirmed radon levels at Eastwood schools were below levels where mitigation is recommended, officials said.
NOAA: Summer 2025 algal bloom was mild, within range
The 2025 western Lake Erie cyanobacterial bloom, commonly known as the summer algal bloom, was only 2.4 on the federal government’s 10-point severity index.
Luckey nuclear weapons site receives $5M for continued cleanup
LUCKEY, Ohio — The United States Army Corps of Engineers received $5 million to continue efforts to remediate contamination at a former nuclear weapons site in northwest Ohio.