EPA – Reporting Public Policy

Reporting Public Policy

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

Fall 2023 Stories

Jacob Shondel December 12, 2023 bill roemer, e-check, EPA, northeast Ohio, Ohio EPA

Lawmakers push to eliminate E-Check in Northeast Ohio

If your car is older than four years, you’ve most likely had to get an E-Check performed to renew your

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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

Agriculture Uncategorized

Madisyn Woodring October 14, 2020October 14, 2020 0 Comments Beekeeping, Bees, EPA, Food Supply, Pollinators

Bees Are Essential For Our Food Supply Yet Their Population Declines

Three out of four crops utilized for people to eat rely upon pollinators according to the Food and Agriculture Organization

Julie Selby September 16, 2015September 14, 2016 0 Comments accident, chemicals, chemicalspill, csx, derailment, EPA, hazardous materials, Kent, kentohio, trailderail, trains

Chemicals on the Rails

Story by Melinda Stephan Video by Julie Selby To get a better understanding of the threat hazardous materials transported

Patrick Williams December 3, 2014 0 Comments Capital Improvement Plan, David Coffee, EPA, james bowling, Kent, Kent City Council, Ohio EPA, Portage County, Portage County Department of Health, Portage County Health Department, Portage County Storm Water District, Ravenna, storm water, storm water management, Streetsboro

Kent’s storm water fund running low

In a warning to Kent City Council on October 15, city budget and finance director David Coffee explained the