Environment – Reporting Public Policy

Reporting Public Policy

A Reporting Project of the Kent State University School of Media and Journalism

Akron Council Environment Fall 2023 Stories infrastructure and development

Lucas Baker December 12, 2023December 13, 2023 akron, City Development, downtown, Environment

Uneasy Feelings Caused By Zoning Change

A zoning change in Akron has been approved which would allow for developmental projects to take place in the future.

Carousel Environment Fall2021 Individual Project Maps Ohio Public Health Public Safety Water System

Wyatt Loy November 15, 2021August 9, 2022 Community, Copley, Deerfield, Environment, EPA, Ohio, Superfund, Wyatt Loy

What it’s like to clean up a Superfund site, and how it moves forward

Part one of this story on brownfields and Superfunds focused on defining what they were, and how they’re harmful to

Holly Liptak November 13, 2021November 13, 2021 cleveland, Environment, Parks and Recreation

Environmental groups push to expand Cleveland green spaces with new leadership

Photo courtesy of David Ptkiewicz, cleveland.com Vibrant green spaces have proven to be a main driver in economic prosperity and

City of Kent Data Visualization Environment Health Individual Story 1

Wyatt Loy October 25, 2021October 26, 2021 Brownfields, City Development, Environment, Superfunds, Wyatt Loy

Brownfields, leftovers of industry, pose environmental risks

Wyatt Loy Factories and steel mills produce a lot of toxins and pollutants that are good neither for the people

Maria McGinnis October 27, 2020October 27, 2020 0 Comments cleveland, energy, Environment, Lake Erie, renewable energy

Weighing the cost of green energy: Icebreaker wind farm could prove damaging to bird population

A new renewable energy project in Cleveland is under the microscope due to its potential impact on the bird population,

Madisyn Woodring September 10, 2020September 10, 2020 0 Comments coronavirus, COVID-19, Environment, Pandemic, Plastic, Sustainability

COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts the Environment Negatively

John Huss is a philosophy professor at the University of Akron. He received a bachelor’s degree in geology, a master’s

photo of wind turbines and solar panels

Philip De Oliveira February 6, 2017February 20, 2017 0 Comments Environment, natural gas, Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, renewable energy

Ohio utilities seek middle ground on renewable energy standards

By Philip de Oliveira and Eric Weaver Renewable energy benchmarks for Ohio’s public utilities will continue to rise in 2017

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Xiafan Li May 6, 2015August 14, 2017 0 Comments Community, Crime, Drugs, Environment, Health, Law Enforcement, ohio, Portage County

New “Mobile” Method of Making Methamphetamine Adds a Twist to Police Work in Portage County

The Portage County Drug Task Force raided 211 meth labs in 2014, more than twice as many as the 87

Fracking well located in Rootstown Township.

Cory York February 27, 2015July 17, 2015 0 Comments Environment, fracking, Issue 21, Kent, ohio, supreme court

Fracking: It’s effects and how cities cannot stop a permitted driller

Fracking leads to minor quake in Niles By: Danielle Hess Hydraulic Fracturing has shook Niles and Youngstown with minor seismic

Megan Brown December 4, 2014December 4, 2014 0 Comments columbus, Columbus, Community, Environment, Kent, natural gas, Ohio, PUCO

PUCO assures safety for natural gas pipeline in Ohio

More than three million people use natural gas in the state of Ohio. The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO)

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