TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Environmental regulators will begin testing the air and water near dump sites in rural northern Ohio where cancer has sickened dozens of children for more than a decade. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency decided to take action after officials last year met with families who have had children diagnosed with cancer […]
PORT CLINTON, Ohio (AP) — The debate over a nuclear plant where small cracks were discovered in a concrete shell is revealing another split between two Democrats who are veteran members of Congress and opponents in the March 6 primary. It’s one of the first noticeable divides to surface in the race since Ohio’s new […]
PORT CLINTON, Ohio (AP) — Federal inspectors are convinced that a nuclear reactor along Lake Erie is safe to operate even though they said last Thursday it is not clear why small cracks appeared in a concrete shell that protects the plant. Tests on the concrete have not given inspectors any reason to keep the plant […]
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Scientists want to know if an underwater cannon can protect valuable Great Lakes fish from a greedy predator. The round goby is an exotic species that hangs around spawning beds, gobbling up eggs of native varieties such as lake trout and whitefish that are important to the fishing industry. Biologists […]
PORT CLINTON, Ohio (AP) — Researchers who study Lake Erie think toxic algae blooms that have fouled the water in recent years will continue to cause drops in the number of walleye and perch in the lake. That could deal a big economic blow to northern Ohio towns along Lake Erie that depend on tourists who […]
(AP)- It’s tough enough to be a fish out of water, but the northern Ohio winters and constant travel have really taken their toll on Wylie the Walleye. In his 15 years, he’s been dropped into crowds of revelers more than a dozen times, shuttled from one business to the next and has starred in parades […]
DETROIT (AP) — Scientific evidence is sketchy about the causes of massive, smelly algae blooms showing up in most of the Great Lakes, and further study of the problem is needed, researchers contend in a report released Thursday. It’s widely believed that phosphorus runoff from farms and municipal waste treatment plants is a leading cause […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A nutrient crisis is creating a “feast or famine” situation in Lake Erie and the other Great Lakes, according to a new report. Too little food is making fish starve in Lake Huron’s offshore waters, the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) report says, while too much food is causing a massive algae problem […]