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States in the Ohio River basin will be able to choose whether or not to follow pollution control standards set by the Ohio River Water Sanitation...

In a special election Tuesday, voters in Toledo said yes to a ballot measure that amends the city charter to include a Lake Erie Bill of Rights. With鈥�

Next Tuesday, Feb. 26, the residents of Toledo will have the chance to vote on an unusual (some might even say radical) proposal: whether to give the fourth largest lake in the United States its own Bill of Rights. If the ballot measure passes, it would be a win for the small but growing 鈥渞ights of nature鈥� movement, which aims to deter activities that pollute the environment by granting legal rights to ecosystems.

A multi-state commission charged with ensuring water quality in the Ohio River will consider whether to eliminate its pollution control standards at its鈥�

America's water infrastructure is in need of a major upgrade. Leaks in the ailing system mean that across the U.S., places like Kentucky's Martin County lack clean drinking water, with no easy fixes.

New requirements aim to keep Ohioans safe from lead contamination in their drinking water.The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency now requires each鈥�

A crowdsourcing effort is in the works to monitor toxic algae polluting Lake Erie.University of Akron science professor Hunter King and his students are鈥�

Algae has long posed a potential health threat to swimmers and boaters; now it's threatening water supplies. State regulations are starting to address it.

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