water quality

The Lead Line Replacement Act would require every publicly owned water system in Ohio to replace lead pipes over the next 15 years. It's similar to one introduced in the last General Assembly.

In 2014, a harmful algal bloom contaminated Toledo’s drinking water. It spurred action from community, city and state organizations to address water quality on Lake Erie.

Ohio received nearly $5 million in federal funding to build a ‘climate ready’ workforce. The program will train 100 participants in the skills needed to combat climate change.

Backed Up is a podcast that solves a stinky mystery: how does sewage end up in Ohio’s waterways? And what’s being done to stop it?

Lots of Ohio cities use road salt for a simple reason: it works and it’s cheap. But there’s a drawback: pollution of Ohio's waterways.

Researchers out of Bowling Green State University are studying the effects of pharmaceuticals on northwest Ohio’s waterways.

Dupont, Chemours and Corteva will pay $110 million in a lawsuit settlement over the contamination of the Ohio River. It could help repair decades of environmental damage in the region.

Water quality in the Maumee River Watershed has long been a debate. A new plan aims to reduce the nutrient pollutants in the waterway that cause toxic algal blooms.

PFAS have been found in more than 50 drinking water systems across the state. New research hopes to help Ohio communities address the problem.

Gov. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) encouraged a large group of farmers to keep participating in the state's water quality program, saying his administration is…