/news/tags/water-pollution water pollution en-US Copyright Mon, 17 Oct 2022 10:00:00 GMT /news/environment-energy/2022-10-17/remote-controlled-robots-coming-to-lake-erie-will-help-remove-study-plastic-pollution Two remote controlled robots will be deployed in Lake Erie in the spring as part of the Great Lakes Plastic Cleanup Initiative. Studies show there are more than 22 million pounds of plastic in the Great Lakes. Mon, 17 Oct 2022 10:00:00 GMT /news/environment-energy/2022-10-17/remote-controlled-robots-coming-to-lake-erie-will-help-remove-study-plastic-pollution Zaria Johnson /news/government-politics/2019-07-18/gov-dewine-sets-strategy-for-clean-lake-erie-funding Now that the budget is signed, Gov. Mike DeWine said he’s already thinking about how to pay for water quality in Lake Erie after that two-year budget… Thu, 18 Jul 2019 23:11:35 GMT /news/government-politics/2019-07-18/gov-dewine-sets-strategy-for-clean-lake-erie-funding Andy Chow /news/environment-energy/2017-01-05/microfibers-and-microplastics-pose-threat-to-the-great-lakes The United States and Canada are moving to ban microbeads -- the tiny plastic bits in toothpaste and facewash that are big water polluters. Now scientists… Thu, 05 Jan 2017 22:24:48 GMT /news/environment-energy/2017-01-05/microfibers-and-microplastics-pose-threat-to-the-great-lakes Rebecca Thiele / Great Lakes Today /news/environment-energy/2016-05-02/bolivar-dam-in-tuscarawas-county-fully-reopens-after-illegal-chemical-dumping The Bolivar Dam in Tuscarawas County has reopened after a partial shutdown last week due to three separate cases of illegal dumping of chemicals.Ohio EPA… Tue, 03 May 2016 00:18:33 GMT /news/environment-energy/2016-05-02/bolivar-dam-in-tuscarawas-county-fully-reopens-after-illegal-chemical-dumping