Tag: Toledo
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’
In a time of transformation, the mayor of Toledo, Ohio, and others comment on current environmental and political challenges and emphasize the growing importance of the Great Lakes. Read the […]
Despite gradual progress, Great Lakes region faces ‘change and uncertainty’
It’s been quite a week already for Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz, environmentally speaking.
Toledo summit is focused on restoring Areas of Concern in the Great Lakes region
An Areas of Concern Cross-Agency Partnership Summit in Toledo, Ohio, is bringing together federal, state and local partners to restore Areas of Concern in the Great Lakes region. Read the […]
Multi-million-dollar Maumee River restoration project is complete, largest in river’s history
A nearly two-year long completed river restoration project aims to significantly improve water quality and aquatic habitats in the Maumee River as well as improve the health of Lake Erie. […]