Major improvements spanning the last three decades in the Black River Area of Concern (AOC) result in another removal of a Beneficial Use Impairment (BUI). This is a significant step forward in the ongoing efforts to revitalize and restore the Black River.

The Ohio Lake Erie Commission announced nearly $150,000 in Lake Erie Protection Fund Grants for three projects at a recent meeting of the Commission.

Reading about the wonder of nature, the environment and conservation is fun (trust us, we’re scientists) – but that’s especially true when there’s a reward for doing so.

West Farmington is receiving more than $100,000 in H2Ohio funding for improvements to its finished water storage tank.

Ohio EPA is accepting grant applications to the Ohio Environmental Education Fund (OEEF) for projects that educate students, teachers, the general public and the regulated community. The application deadline is July 15.

Ohio EPA and the Ohio Department of Transportation recently announced more than $9.7 million in grants will be awarded to four local transit authorities to replace 23 aging diesel transit buses.

Ohio EPA began removing approximately three acres of illegally dumped construction and demolition debris and trash from a residential property at 1779 Parker Road, Goshen Township, Monday. This action will remove a community eyesore and potential health hazard to the neighborhood.

Twenty-six fire departments from eight southwest Ohio counties are turning in approximately 3,275 gallons of AFFF material containing “forever chemicals” to be destroyed.

From ticks to turtles, students around Ohio are being recognized for their hard work and successful environmental projects.

Fifty-eight local health departments and municipalities across 47 Ohio counties are receiving $1,060,682 in grants from Ohio EPA for mosquito control activities, including $188,368 for the removal of scrap tires, which can become breeding grounds for mosquito larvae. 

Local governments, businesses and nonprofit organizations throughout southeast Ohio are receiving more than $600,000 this year in grants from Ohio EPA to implement recycling, litter prevention, market development and scrap tire recycling programs. 

Local governments, businesses and nonprofit organizations throughout southwest Ohio are receiving more than $900,000 this year in grants from Ohio EPA to implement recycling, litter prevention, market development and scrap tire recycling programs. 

Ohio EPA, along with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), will conduct a 15-county comprehensive water study in central Ohio to gain valuable information that will help in decision-making for future growth and economic development.

Director Anne Vogel is proud to announce four organizations have been awarded Ohio EPA environmental education grants to support projects involving wetland education, water quality and biodiversity, habitat restoration and home drinking water and septic system maintenance.

The WateReuse Association’s national board approved Ohio’s charter to form a state section at the 2024 WateReuse Symposium in Denver, Colo., making Ohio the first Midwest state to join the national organization.