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January 2023

 

Ohio EPA documents puts 2023 focus on improving Lake Erie

Opinion: Fighting horrors of harmful algal blooms should be Mike DeWine's priority

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Ohio CREP projects offer conservation incentives

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Agency study fails to support turbines in Great Lakes

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New federal law protects Lake Erie

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ODNR and ODA to help conservation efforts by working with landowners

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Algae depresses Lake Erie home values

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Beach cleaning robots are coming to Lake Erie

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Ohio renews commitment to USDA CREP projects

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Study suggests US freshwater fish highly contaminated with ‘forever chemicals’

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Our drinking water

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Follow-up round of tests find no sign of Asian carp in Pennsylvania’s Presque Isle Bay

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Study, amid groundswell of opposition, shelves idea of wind turbines in Lake Erie: ‘Now is not the right time’

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Protecting Lake Erie shoreline from future storms

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Ohio group hails lake turbine study

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Strong winds leave parts of Lake Erie high and dry as water levels drop

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Addressing agal blooms

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The Landscape: Utilizing Lake Erie as an economic engine

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Toxins found in fish in Lake Erie, highest in the country

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Science Says What? Climate change, deluges, and snow days

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Wind Turbines Taller Than the Statue of Liberty Are Falling Over

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COMMENTARY: Closing the gap between good intentions and actually adopting farm conservation practices

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It's mid-January and the Great Lakes are virtually ice-free. That’s a problem

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Forever chemicals detected in fish near Detroit and around Great Lakes, maps show

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New York Says No to Turbines

February 2023

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Ohio, Michigan behind on goals to reduce phosphorus runoff into Lake Erie, report says

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Report: MI and OH must spend hundreds of millions more annually to curb toxic blooms in Lake Erie

 

 

Group recognizes animal waste as part of Lake Erie’s harmful algal blooms

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Documentary takes hard look at Lake Erie algae plague

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Website highlights H2Ohio accomplishments, program

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Conservancy has plans for S. Bass Island

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Pesticides, normally found in Great Lakes tributaries during summer, now found year-round

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Metroparks Meetup: Restoring the wetlands at Oak Openings

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Land conservancy recommends adding lakefront property occupied by mobile homes to Cleveland Metroparks’ Euclid Beach Reservation

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Deadline approaching for input on Lake Erie management blueprint

    DeWine’s ‘SOS’: A summary
    Challenge over proposed wind farm near large birdwatching area goes before Ohio Supreme Court
    Project NePTWNE aims to improve Lake Erie water quality
    DeWine talks water quality initiative in Marietta
    Impact of 2023 government leadership on Ohio ag?
    On World Wetlands Day, the world’s ‘Great Lakes’ are Exhibit A for why wetlands matter: Ted Lawrence
    Lake Erie algae in 2022 worse than predicted; it plateaued rather than peaked
    There’s no ice on Lake Erie: Does that mean we’ll get more lake-effect snow?
    A vision for Lake Erie

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Lorain, Vermilion harbors get nearly $17 million in federal funding

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Great Lakes set a record for low ice in February, likely leading to warmer seasons for the rest of the year

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Invitation to Cleveland led Dr. Seuss to leave out Lake Erie jab in the ‘The Lorax’

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Ohio and Michigan could fall short of goal reducing Lake Erie phosphorus levels by 2025 deadline

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120 county farmers participating in H2Ohio

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Bald eagles continue to thrive in Ohio

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EPA plan for watershed criticized

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Complaints surface over details of plan to reduce phosphorus runoff into Maumee River

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Take a peek at Lake Erie from new webcam at Marblehead Lighthouse

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East Palestine train derailment chemicals are not detected in daily testing of Lake Erie

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Cleveland Water Alliance launches initiative to fund, promote innovative water technology

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Wetlands may be natural solution to harmful algal blooms

   

Seneca Parks' plan to build first nature education center

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State of the shore: Erosion still a concern

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Cleveland Water Alliance launches venture capital initiative with Freshwater Innovation Fund

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 Cleveland Residents assured water is safe amid concerns over eastern Ohio train derailment

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 U.S. EPA proposes enforceable drinking water limits for PFAS, also known as forever chemicals

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Design plans taking shape for restoration of Maumee River islands

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Biden budget proposal includes $5 million for new Great Lakes Authority, money for NASA Glenn Research Center

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Opinion: Clean water’s future comes down to funding

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Expert says Ohio's Lake Erie protection plan doomed to fail

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“Life on Lake Erie” photo contest seeks submissions

 

 

South Russell Village stream restored to healthy form

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Lucas Co Commissioners weigh in on TMDL draft in effort to protect Lake Erie

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EPA reaches settlement with Ashtabula company for alleged Clean Water Act violations

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This Ohio Island Has a Problem:  There’s No Ice

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Water crisis in West has prompted desperate ideas: Drain the Great Lakes, desalinate ocean water

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Algae Control Plan “A Waste of Money”

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 BGSU scientists’ research studies vital water quality issues seen in documentary film

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It's mid-March and the Great Lakes are virtually ice-free. That's a problem.

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Editorial: Lake Erie first

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BGSU scientists’ research studies vital water quality issues seen in documentary film

    ODNR allocates $500K for Mentor Harbor Channel work
    Niagara Falls cruise season starts earlier than every thanks to minimal lake ice
    U.S. EPA proposes enforceable drinking water limits for PFAS, also known as forever chemicals.
    Replacing Northeast Ohio’s century-old water system has some unique challenges
    The Outdoors Page: The Wonder of Wetlands
    The real deal: BGSU undergraduate students earn vital research experience through H2Ohio
    Smart technology can automate water runoff
    Lorain Geopools look to turn dredge material to topsoil
    Lake Erie didn’t have ice this winter. Why not?

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Lorain Port Authority, city seeking proposals to develop three prime waterfront sites

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How does the red tide compare to the Lake Erie algal bloom?

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We must protect natural resources

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Outdoors: Project will restore vital wetlands along the Ottawa River

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Western lake basin to be discussed

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Ohio Department of Natural Resources receives award for wetlands work

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What the 2023 spring walk revealed about Presque Isle State Park’s beaches

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Sediment from the Maumee River is helping Toledo Metropark go green

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Devices to track algal blooms calibrated, ready to go

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Great Lakes Moment: Decreasing Great Lakes ice cover has consequences

   

Environmentalists fear Lake Erie fracking, oil and gas industry says not to worry

    Public boat slips to be installed on the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland
    Nearly $1 million needed to help Geneva-on-the-Lake begin phase 3 of erosion prevention plan
    Muddy Maumee’s at it again, clouding up Toledo tap water
    Toledo voters approved a bill of rights for Lake Erie. A group wants the same for the Ohio River
    UT awarded $1.5 million to fight algal blooms in reservoirs; BG part of study
   

Mentor Shore Middle School NJHS participates in Headlands Beach clean-up project

    DeWine's H2Ohio program rolls along with two more wetland projects near Sandusky Bay
    DU recognizes contributions to wetlands and waterfowl conservation
    State restoring wetlands at Pickerel Creek Wildlife Area

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Kaptur event was no 'gabfest' that ignored manure runoff into Lake Erie

. . New method proves effective to decrease invasive species in Lake Erie and the Sandusky River
   

Historic winters can bring epic floods around the Great Lakes. Here’s this year’s forecast

    ONDR leadership honored for wetland conservation work
    Smart Buoys keep watch on Lake Erie’s water Quality, help build Cleveland’s economy
    TNC, Division on Wildlife collaborate on Pickerel, Raccoon creek wetlands
   

Cleveland-Cliffs two weeks away from finishing wetland in East Toledo

   

Fairport Harbor transient marina project will get boost from federal grant

    Microplastics in Lake Erie highlight growing concern over potential health effects
    NOAA recommends nearly $2.3 million for Northeast Ohio water conservation, litter reduction programs
    H2Ohio and COSI Celebrate Water on Earth Day
    2 wetlands restoration projects set for Pickerel Creek in Sandusky County
    Earth 365: Climate change taking toll on Lake Erie
May 2022 . Cleveland Water Alliance’s Lake Erie test sites draw worldwide attention
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Opinion: Lake Erie Watershed’s future depends on building public trust today

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Judge sets deadline to put Lake Erie on a pollution diet

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Draft plan released for protecting Lake Erie

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Wetland demonstration draws in local farmers, seen as a solution to manage runoff

  . H2Ohio ecological restoration project aims to improve Sandusky Bay’s water quality
. . Consent decree should reduce phosphorus in Maumee River and thus toxic algal blooms in Lake Erie

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 How bad will the harmful algal bloom in western Lake Erie be this year?

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Former Chippewa Lake amusement park to become new lakeside park for county

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24/7 water monitoring technology becoming available to help smaller communities
Painesville, Fairport Harbor applauded for obtaining grants to keep projects moving forward

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Microplastics in Lake Erie highlight growing concern over potential health effects

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Lake Erie Quadrangle Under Consideration for National Marine Sanctuary
. Ohio Sea Grant and Stone Lab offer science education opportunities to South Bass Island visitors
Lake Erie toxic algae forecasters anticipate ‘moderate’ 2023 bloom
100-year Joliet water diversion deal offers stark warnings for Great Lakes Compact: editorial
Consent decree won’t help Lake Erie, Ferner says
Cleveland Water Alliance’s Lake Erie test sites draw worldwide attention
Northeast Ohio leaders are ramping up efforts to profit from Lake Erie
Public trust is critical for our Lake Erie Watershed

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13abc Special Report: The Power of Water

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2 The Outdoors: The scourge of plastic

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24/7 water monitoring technology becoming available to help smaller communities

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Cleveland expands network of “smart buoys” to monitor Lake Erie water quality

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Supreme Court Limits EPA’s Power to Address Water Pollution

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BGSU research team dives into studying how wetlands can mitigate harmful algal blooms

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Annual spring die-off of Lake Erie fish causing concern

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Ohio tackles harmful algae blooms in Lake Erie

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Offshore wind in the Midwest? Some Great Lakes leaders think so.

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Federal Court Approves Settlement Agreement in Lake Erie Litigation

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U.S. EPA to discuss funding updates for polluted Great Lakes hotspots

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Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper to receive federal help for Lake Erie

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Planet CLE: BeBot and PixieDrone join the Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup

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Boating has economic impact of $6.4 billion in 2022; Governor returns to ‘Ohio, The Heart of it All’ branding

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July 2022

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