/tags/water-quality Water Quality en-US Copyright Thu, 12 Dec 2024 19:37:06 GMT /2024-12-12/study-reveals-cleaner-water-could-hurt-some-lake-erie-fish Removing nutrients from Lake Erie reduces harmful algal blooms and low-oxygen "dead zones," but may also impact food supplies for yellow perch, hurting some fisheries. Thu, 12 Dec 2024 19:37:06 GMT /2024-12-12/study-reveals-cleaner-water-could-hurt-some-lake-erie-fish Allie Vugrincic /2024-03-06/snowy-days-often-lead-to-salty-streams-ohios-trying-to-fix-that Lots of Ohio cities use road salt for a simple reason: it works and it’s cheap. But there’s a drawback: pollution of Ohio's waterways. Wed, 06 Mar 2024 11:18:00 GMT /2024-03-06/snowy-days-often-lead-to-salty-streams-ohios-trying-to-fix-that Adriana Martinez-Smiley, WYSO /2023-12-11/water-quality-program-h2ohio-expanding-rivers Gov. Mike DeWine says the H2Ohio program will now test for forever chemicals in 29 of the state's large rivers. Mon, 11 Dec 2023 18:32:22 GMT /2023-12-11/water-quality-program-h2ohio-expanding-rivers Nick Swartsell /2023-08-01/ohios-major-rivers-see-dramatic-health-improvement-in-the-last-35-years The water quality study did not look at the Ohio River, which was listed as one of the most endangered rivers in the country in a study earlier this year. Tue, 01 Aug 2023 22:10:11 GMT /2023-08-01/ohios-major-rivers-see-dramatic-health-improvement-in-the-last-35-years George Shillcock /politics-government/2022-02-28/columbus-city-council-to-vote-on-more-than-21-million-water-testing-lab-upgrade The funds will allow the lab to be temporarily relocated while the facility is remodeled with state of the art equipment. Mon, 28 Feb 2022 10:00:00 GMT /politics-government/2022-02-28/columbus-city-council-to-vote-on-more-than-21-million-water-testing-lab-upgrade Matthew Rand /news/2021-02-04/activists-petition-epa-to-enforce-water-standards-for-ohio-river Activists recently petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency to clean up the Ohio River.The petition calls for federally mandated numeric water… Thu, 04 Feb 2021 15:30:59 GMT /news/2021-02-04/activists-petition-epa-to-enforce-water-standards-for-ohio-river Chris Welter /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2018-12-07/water-quality-in-rural-ohio In many rural cities across the U.S., residents don’t have access to clean water. Lead, pesticides, and other chemicals continue contaminate wells and… Fri, 07 Dec 2018 10:00:00 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2018-12-07/water-quality-in-rural-ohio /news/2017-11-03/new-website-tracks-restoration-efforts-on-great-lakes Billions of dollars have been allocated to restoring the Great Lakes – money spent cleaning up pollution, preventing invasive species and educating the… Fri, 03 Nov 2017 11:42:51 GMT /news/2017-11-03/new-website-tracks-restoration-efforts-on-great-lakes Elizabeth Miller /news/2017-09-21/flint-water-crisis-a-turning-point-for-environmental-justice Historically, the environmental movement hasn’t always been welcoming to people of color – and issues that are important to them. But to change the… Thu, 21 Sep 2017 09:00:00 GMT /news/2017-09-21/flint-water-crisis-a-turning-point-for-environmental-justice Elizabeth Miller /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2016-07-06/water-quality-from-nitrate-warnings-in-northwest-columbus-to-the-lead-debacle-in-flint Last week the Columbus Division of Water announced that rains and showers have driven contaminants into the Scioto River, raising nitrate levels in the… Wed, 06 Jul 2016 09:00:00 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2016-07-06/water-quality-from-nitrate-warnings-in-northwest-columbus-to-the-lead-debacle-in-flint