Climate Change

There are six big moves that the Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission included in its Community First Energy Plan. Residents can give feedback on the draft plan until July 8.

Homesteading is growing in popularity in cities and suburbs as more seek sustainably grown food. Some in Ohio have even bigger goals for cutting back on environmental impacts.

Great Miami Buried Valley Aquifer currently has a good “balance” of water flowing in and out of it. The Miami Conservancy District wants to know if exporting water from this local resource across watersheds or state borders is feasible.

Bellbrook is not currently under a drought restriction, but said in a statement that it wants to be proactive.

The average home, in a year's time, loses about 1,300 gallons of water off its roof. Montgomery Soil & Water Conservation District has a program to buy a low cost rain barrel system, to harvest this water for gardening and more.

Compostable straws can have a long period of breakdown. A Dayton, Ohio, homesteader and composter suggests using re-usable straws as a better solution cut back on single-use plastics.

Central State is currently looking to recruit 20 farmers from Ohio and Southeast Michigan to participate in the USDA funded program.

Climate change is fueling more frequent wildfires and a longer wildfire season in the Western U.S. and Canada. And the smoke from those flames are drifting to the Midwest, affecting air quality here in Ohio.

Soybeans are a massive Ohio industry with a $5.3 billion annual impact. To keep thriving, farmers must figure out how to adapt to climate change.

The goal of this plan is to identify high priority projects that can be accomplished in the near future to reduce our region’s carbon footprint.

A grant for over $1 million from the USDA will be used to improve the look – and health – of Possum Creek and Spring Run, said MetroParks officials.

Climate change increases the frequency and intensity of extreme weather.