Tag: Toledo
Overlooked land-water nexus is focus of climate change project led by UT soil scientist
The University of Toledo began its annual speaker series inside its Lake Erie Center in Oregon with a soil scientist who said he loves having a career that allows him to get his hands dirty.
U.S., Canada urged to do more microplastic research in Great Lakes region
The patchwork of research that’s been done on microplastics in the Great Lakes has revealed gaps that need to be filled, a scientific panel reporting to the U.S. and Canadian […]
Warming centers to open overnight Tuesday
Two emergency warming shelters will open overnight Tuesday, the city of Toledo announced.
Veteran Great Lakes advocate cautions on prioritizing economic development over protecting the environment
Rolling back clean water protection, gutting agencies and defunding science, research and monitoring is a non-starter for the Great Lakes region, says Ann Arbor environmental advocate Laura Rubin.
She was reacting to the new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator Lee Zeldin’s recently released economy-oriented plan for the agency under President Donald Trump.
Kaptur pushes Great Lakes bills
U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Toledo, Ohio, recently introduced a bill, with a frequent Republican ally, requiring the federal government to promote cultural and historic attractions in the Great Lakes. Read […]