CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug. 12 -- The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news: Conditions in the Cuyahoga River Area of Concern (AOC) have vastly improved over the last 30 years, bringing the Cuyahoga River AOC one step closer to recovery. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) has approved the removal of the Fish Tumors or Other Deformities Beneficial Use Impairment (BUI). These improvements are a direct result of reducing sources of contamination and re  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 8 -- Ohio State University issued the following news on Aug. 7, 2023: * * * Study suggests harmful algal bloom toxicity varies over the summer * * * There is more to a harmful algal bloom than the green stuff in water that meets the eye - specifically, a changing hazard level of toxins produced by the microbes that make up the scummy mess. A new study analyzing toxins produced by Microcystis, the main type of cyanobacteria that compose the annual harmful algal bloom (HA  more