Environment

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (812+ words) Cincinnati is once again sweating from a heat advisory, expected to last until Thursday night and bringing with it a heat index of 104 degrees in some parts of the city, according to The National Weather Service. Next week isn't looking…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (301+ words) Don't let the warm weather fool you; peak fall foliage season is close. Explore Fall's foliage map for 2026 forecast Ohio's trees will begin to change color by early October, beginning in the northeast and making their way throughout the rest…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (462+ words) A proposal to pause a type of injection well used for oil drilling failed in Washington County, Ohio, but the debate made clear that fears over oilfield waste disposal and drinking water safety are not going away anytime soon. At…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (371+ words) Revive Environmental's PFAS Annihilator® destroyed more than 13,500 gallons of AFFF collected from 120 Ohio fire departments and municipal airports, with rigorous independent verification and documentation COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Two years ago, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and the Ohio Environmental…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (649+ words) Nearly 3,000 acres of land in Ohio’s only national forest will be auctioned for fracking in September. The Bureau of Land Management announced 41 parcels totaling 2,840 acres in Wayne National Forest will go up for a bid on Sept. 15. The announcement was…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1281+ words) Shauna Weyrauch studied bobcats for seven years before she finally saw one in the wild with her own eyes. “We had picked up a lot of them on trail cams, so we knew they were there,” says Weyrauch, a wildlife…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (184+ words) Gas-powered boats won't be allowed at Lake Hope State Park after a proposal to permit them on the tranquil lake faced a mountain of criticism. The change would have allowed gas-powered boats on the lake at no-wake or idle speed,…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (250+ words) Ohio's Environmental Protection Agency made an important decision this week when it opted NOT to proceed with a proposed statewide wastewater discharge permit for data centers. It is encouraging to see the agency understands the importance of reviewing this sort…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (283+ words) Citing public opposition, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency rejected a request for a blanket permit for data centers to discharge wastewater and decided to consider each project individually. In a Tuesday ruling, the state EPA wrote: “After carefully reviewing the…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (595+ words) If you have plans outside your residence on July 17, no you don't. Central Ohio's air quality is fluctuating between "very unhealthy" or "hazardous" as smoke from hundreds of Canadian and Minnesota wildfires sweeps across the United States, according to federal…...