BUFFALO, New York, Sept. 25 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Buffalo District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency are building on the success of a project to help one of the Niagara River and Lake Erie's most important fish thrive despite decades of manmade impacts to the ecosystem. With funding from the EPA's Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI), USACE will build a 700-foot-long fish passage  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) and the National Park Service announce today $14.1 million in federal funding for three Northeast Ohio parks through the National Park Service's Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Grants Program(link is external). Cleveland Metroparks will receive $10,813,000 for Irishtown Bend Park and $2,950,000 for new park space on the Cuyahoga Riverfront. The City of Cleveland Heigh  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 23 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: The rich agricultural history of the Western Lake Erie Basin has taken its toll on the land's soil health. Consequently, the fertilizers used today to keep fields productive and provide essential nutrients to crops are also helping fuel the lake's infamous and harmful algal blooms. But researchers led by Jennifer Blesh of the University of Michigan are working with farmers to reset that first domino and keep  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 16 -- The Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group issued the following news release: CLEVELAND - -Plastic pellets and microplastics that pollute our oceans, lakes, and rivers pose environmental and potential public health threats. To make Ohioans aware of these dangers close to home, Third Act Ohio and PIRG held a nurdle hunt at Euclid Beach on Sunday. Volunteers sifted through the sand and found a total of 1,029 plastic pellets. "Plastic pellets may be tiny,   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living issued the following news: ACL's Office of Nutrition and Health Promotion Programs is pleased to award the 2024 Expanding Outreach and Professional Training to Engage Older Adults With Behavioral Health Conditions in Evidence-Based Health Promotion Programs funding opportunity to the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine. The total award is $3.2 million for a three-year project perio  more

GENESEO, New York, Sept. 26 -- The State University of New York's Geneseo Campus issued the following news: A new partnership with Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) will facilitate early admission for SUNY Geneseo students interested in dentistry, podiatry, or osteopathic medicine. Students will be offered provisional acceptance to LECOM's schools of dental, podiatric, or osteopathic medicine based on a successful interview within their first two years at SUNY Geneseo. As long   more