The changes in signage correspond with a change in advisories after the thresholds for cyanotoxins were lowered in an effort to protect people from harmful algal blooms.
Spring has started out beautifully in northwest Ohio, but one of the earliest blooms on record -- coupled with this week’s freeze -- is bad news for fruit growers and gardeners alike.
A wooden pole some 55 feet tall may seem out of place for a wildlife refuge, but it will soon make a lovely home for some winged residents along the shoreline.
The Flag City and flooding have gone hand in hand for well over a century -- but now, recent work along the Blanchard River has helped mitigate that historic concern.
Metroparks Toledo has purchased about 6 acres of land between Summit and Water Streets for $1.8 million, using funds allocated through last November's Issue 17 vote.
The prediction was "a 50/50 shot" at a major earthquake affecting the entire Midwest, centered under New Madrid, Missouri... but it never showed in the Show-Me State.
The project aims to curb erosion and restore native plant species over invasive ones along the riverbanks just south of Central Avenue, flowing through Ottawa Hills.
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
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.”
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
