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Group claims bias in lawsuit against Ohio water department
-A civil rights group has alleged in a federal lawsuit that Cleveland’s water department discriminates against black customers by shutting off service and placing liens on their property for unpaid bills at a far higher rate than for white customers.
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Station Marblehead: One of the Coast Guard’s busiest stations on the Great Lakes
-Join Great Lakes Now on a ride along with officers on Lake Erie for searches and safety work.
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AuthorsClevelandDrinking WaterJames ProffittLatest NewsNewsOhioWater Quality and Restoration EffortsWaterfront DevelopmentH2Ohio: Ohio governor’s plan puts $1 billion toward clean water and new wetlands
-The H2Ohio projects, while not individually large-scale, are planned for strategic locations to maximize protection of Lake Erie.
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Blue EconomyEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingEquity and Environmental JusticeIan WendrowIllinoisIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake HuronNewsOhioPolicyU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsGreat Lakes Energy News Roundup: Warren’s ‘Blue New Deal,’ Enbridge lake debris, Ohio anti-protest bill, Canada’s nuclear waste
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s fortnightly energy-related headline roundup.
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Minor earthquake in Lake Erie shakes Ohio shoreline again
-Federal geologists say a small earthquake just off the Lake Erie shoreline shook cities east of Cleveland.
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Algae BloomsEnbridge Line 5 and Other PipelinesEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingIan WendrowIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake ErieNewsOhioOntarioWater Quality and Restoration EffortsGreat Lakes Energy News Roundup: Ohio nuclear plants rebranding, Enbridge rock sampling complete, cancelled green projects in Ontario
-Catch the latest in Great Lakes energy news in Great Lakes Now’s fortnightly energy-related headline roundup.
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Governor: Ohio plan to clean Lake Erie will work, take time
-Ohio’s new strategy to combat the toxic algae plaguing Lake Erie will focus on reducing agriculture runoff that feeds the yearly outbreaks by offering farmers financial incentives to change their practices, Gov. Mike DeWine said Thursday.
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Judge allows lawsuit seeking action on Lake Erie algae
-A federal judge in Ohio says an environmental group pushing for mandatory regulations to prevent toxic algae blooms on Lake Erie can move forward with its lawsuit.
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AgricultureAlgae BloomsHabitat RestorationLake ErieNatasha BlakelyNewsOhioProtectSeries EpisodeWater Quality and Restoration EffortsGreat Black Swamp: Drained centuries ago, DNR and Ohio organizations look to bring some of it back
-In the mid-1800s, the Great Black Swamp was slowly drained as settlers dug drainage trenches and felled trees. The area is now largely farmland. But draining that swamp led to some unanticipated consequences.
