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Updated: Jul. 24, 2020 at 7:32 PM EDT
|By Dan Smith
The newest Metropark opened with little fanfare back in April, and serves as another extension of the Oak Openings project.
Updated: Jul. 20, 2020 at 10:41 AM EDT
|By Jeremy Schneider
Toledo will also receive nation's second Trash Free Water program money.
Updated: Jul. 17, 2020 at 8:03 PM EDT
|By Dan Smith
750 acres of wetland at Howard Marsh plays host to a variety of animals -- and today, researchers are helping one particular species spread their wings across northwest Ohio.
Updated: Jul. 10, 2020 at 5:51 PM EDT
|By Steve Slivka
The Cannaley Tree House Village will officially open this Wednesday with its ribbon cutting event.
Updated: Jul. 9, 2020 at 5:29 PM EDT
|By Shaun Hegarty
It's looking like a smaller than normal algae bloom this year in Lake Erie. But it's not the only place dealing with the green goo. Experts agree the algae bloom will not be totally gone this year. It lives on but it some newer places. This year's first noticeable bloom is stuck in the Maumee River
Updated: Jul. 8, 2020 at 7:30 PM EDT
|By Melissa Voetsch
The UT research boat will be scanning the Maumee River to evaluate and test an early and toxic bloom that has engulfed a large area. “To put it simply, don’t go in the water,” says Zachary Swan who is a UT grad student. “I would not recommend anyone touching the water.”
Updated: Jun. 29, 2020 at 4:15 PM EDT
|By Christina Williams
The lake is a popular spot for a trip but before you head into the water you might want to check if it is safe for swimming.
Updated: Jun. 25, 2020 at 10:25 AM EDT
During an ice-free season, the animals were able to swim more and walk less, which is more efficient because penguins swim faster than they walk.
Updated: Jun. 22, 2020 at 3:54 PM EDT
|By Heather Pollauf
Plenty of people are spending more time in their backyards. Add to that a ballooning mosquito population, and you get a busy season for companies like Mosquito Joe.
Updated: Jun. 16, 2020 at 1:07 PM EDT
|By Heather Pollauf
If you've got outdoor plans for later this week, you'll want to plan ahead now.
Extended Forecast
Updated: May. 26, 2020 at 4:10 PM EDT
|By Heather Pollauf
From chilly temperatures and snow flurries just a few weeks ago to three days straight of 90 degree weather, we're not used to it, and plants aren't either.
Updated: May. 21, 2020 at 4:57 PM EDT
|By Alexis Means
Residents are fed up with the mounds of tires and trash being dumped in their neighborhood.
Updated: May. 13, 2020 at 4:07 PM EDT
|By Shaun Hegarty
As the warm weather starts to break, people will look to the water this summer. Scientists are already looking at Lake Erie with an early season projection for what algae bloom season will look like.
Updated: May. 11, 2020 at 11:33 AM EDT
The Lake Erie Bill of Rights was overturned in February.
Updated: May. 5, 2020 at 12:28 PM EDT
|By Heather Pollauf
“There’s been considerable better air quality since all this has happened.”
Updated: Apr. 24, 2020 at 12:28 PM EDT
|By Heather Pollauf
As we tell you stories about the resilient spirit of humans these days, certain animals are defying the odds, too. But this fight has been ongoing since before COVID-19.
Updated: Feb. 18, 2020 at 12:19 PM EST
|By Heather Pollauf
A new report from the Ohio EPA is assigning high priority to monitoring pollutants in the western basin of Lake Erie.
Updated: Feb. 6, 2020 at 11:37 PM EST
|By Micaela Marshall
Thursday was part two of the winter storm. A few inches of snow mean many people are out salting their driveways and sidewalks. There is an environmental disadvantage to all of that excess salt.
Updated: Dec. 27, 2019 at 7:07 AM EST
Anyone can bring their tree to one of five locations through Jan. 31.
Updated: Dec. 16, 2019 at 2:43 PM EST
|By Heather Pollauf
Representatives with Keep Toledo/Lucas County Beautiful focused on Oregon to educate residents on how to correctly recycle.
Updated: Nov. 26, 2019 at 11:05 AM EST
|By Jeremy Schneider
While those bets normally involve different foods, dares or clothing, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel definitely took it up a few notches ahead of Saturday's Ohio State-Michigan football game.
Updated: Nov. 21, 2019 at 5:43 PM EST
|By Shaun Hegarty
Local partnerships were on display Thursday, all designed to give Toledo neighborhoods a lift.
Updated: Oct. 15, 2019 at 9:27 PM EDT
|By Micaela Marshall
In Toledo, when it comes to recycling the problem isn't that people aren't recycling. Leaders say the real issue is that too many residents are doing it wrong, costing more time, energy, and resources to sort through trash dumped into the wrong bin.
Updated: Oct. 15, 2019 at 7:32 AM EDT
|By Rachel Schneider
Local Greenhouses give the dos and don'ts as the weather gets colder.
Updated: Oct. 11, 2019 at 9:05 PM EDT
|By Micaela Marshall
Fall is here. So, should you rake, mow, blow or maybe even mulch them? 13abc talked with an environmental expert to learn what's best.
Updated: Oct. 8, 2019 at 5:35 PM EDT
|By Dan Smith
The annual WalletHub study used 28 indicators to come up with an overall environmental score -- and they say the Glass City comes up short in a few areas.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2019 at 2:11 PM EDT
|By Heather Pollauf
It's that time of year that experts say you'll see brilliant colors when you look up into the trees. But it's not from the changing leaves. You're seeing butterflies!
Updated: Sep. 11, 2019 at 5:10 PM EDT
|By Christina Williams
If you are itching to take a dip in Maumee Bay, the water is now safe for swimming. According to the Ohio Department of Health, all advisories in the Western basin of Lake Erie are lifted.
Updated: Aug. 23, 2019 at 5:52 AM EDT
The move will prevent emissions of as much planet-warming carbon dioxide as 8,740 acres of U.S. forests soak up in one year.
Updated: Aug. 15, 2019 at 5:20 PM EDT
Something gross is washing up next to the boats at Harbor View Yacht Club near Oregon. Now the search is on to find out what it is, how it got there and who put it there.
Updated: Aug. 13, 2019 at 10:30 AM EDT
The U.S. and Canada identified 43 such "areas of concern" in the 1980s. Work remains to be done on most of them.
Updated: Aug. 12, 2019 at 6:23 PM EDT
|By Shaun Hegarty
The dike system in Jerusalem Township is getting a closer look. That comes as Lake Erie water levels are hitting all-time highs.
Updated: Aug. 5, 2019 at 4:50 PM EDT
|By Dan Smith
Soaking spring rain followed by our recent heat wave has allowed crabgrass and other weeds to flourish on many area lawns.
Updated: Jul. 27, 2019 at 10:33 PM EDT
|By Rachel Schneider
Not all visitors headed the health advisory
Updated: Jul. 25, 2019 at 6:16 PM EDT
|By Michael Bratton
On average, Ottawa County normally plants between 7,000 and 8,000 acres of winter wheat each year. Extreme weather took a toll on that figure this year causing about 90 percent of crops to be ruined.
Updated: Jul. 25, 2019 at 10:15 AM EDT
|By Melissa Voetsch
It looks disgusting, and it is harmful.
Updated: Jul. 25, 2019 at 7:13 AM EDT
A network of receivers across portions of western Lake Erie helps the Grass Carp Response Team to follow the fish and determine when they're grouping to spawn or feed.
Updated: Jul. 21, 2019 at 10:25 PM EDT
|By Michael Bratton
The latest update from NOAA shows medium-high levels of microcystin, or harmful algae, in the western part of the lake. Scientists say the green goop spans 11 miles east along Ohio's coast and 20 miles north from Maumee Bay along Michigan's coast.
Updated: Jul. 16, 2019 at 4:22 PM EDT
Approximately 1,600 rhododendron plants from the infected nursery were shipped to Ohio retailers. This shipment went to at least 17 other states.
Updated: Jul. 15, 2019 at 10:09 PM EDT
|By Michael Bratton
The latest update from NOAA scientists shows medium-high levels of harmful algae in the lake's western basin. The current bloom extends 13 miles north and runs 15 miles east along Ohio's coast.
Updated: Jul. 15, 2019 at 5:51 PM EDT
|By Lissa Guyton
Unplugging chargers at home is one way you can help
Updated: Jul. 11, 2019 at 5:40 PM EDT
|By Shaun Hegarty
Some good news for the 2019 algal bloom in Lake Erie. It's already predicted to be a big one but Thursday we learned it might not have all the fuel many were expecting.
Updated: Jul. 8, 2019 at 6:35 AM EDT
Grants provided through the Coastal Management Assistance Grant program have been awarded to projects in Toledo, Eastlake, Ashtabula County, Lorain, and Bay Village.
Updated: Jul. 1, 2019 at 10:22 PM EDT
|By Michael Bratton
NOAA scientists say algae is starting to grow along the shore and six miles into the lake off Maumee Bay. Recent samples show toxin levels are non-detectable meaning there's no concerns for tap water safety.
Updated: Jun. 27, 2019 at 11:12 PM EDT
|By Michael Bratton
Mayflies emerge every year after spending two years living at the bottom of Lake Erie. Once on land they have about three days to mate before they die.
Updated: Jun. 19, 2019 at 4:56 PM EDT
|By Rachel Schneider
The buoy will be part of an early warning network to track the water quality.
Updated: Jun. 5, 2019 at 5:18 PM EDT
|By Melissa Voetsch
A new $52,000,000 dollar Ozonation facility will be able to keep Toledo's drinking water safe from toxic algae. The plant is being built at the Collins Park Water Treatment Plant and is expected to be completed by August of 2020. The plant is 17% completed.
Updated: Jun. 5, 2019 at 6:54 AM EDT
Lenawee Conservation District is getting the largest sum of money - $773,522 for efforts to reduce phosphorus flows to western Lake Erie.
Updated: Jun. 4, 2019 at 5:16 PM EDT
|By Melissa Voetsch
Rivers dumping phosphorus into Lake Erie are the big driver of algae blooms.
Updated: Jun. 4, 2019 at 3:49 PM EDT
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says Lake Erie hit the milestone in May, surpassing the previous peak set in 1986.