Environment

House Bill 429 is expected to establish an Office of Energy Justice that would work directly with the governor to ensure greenhouse gas reductions and to work towards 100% clean energy by 2050

Conservation has been the guiding principle of America’s National Parks. But climate change is undermining that mission. The National Park Service says ecological changes are happening so fast, and on so many fronts, park rangers may need to choose what to save and what to let go.

Joe Boggs says the extraordinary outbreak in and around the Village of Yellow Springs in Greene County has an ecological explanation.

Community members and city commissioners are questioning if the city should sign a new contract with Waste Management in light of water pollution concerns at the company's Tremont City Barrel landfill.

Ohio University Associate Professor of Atmospheric Science Dr. Jana Houser says annual weather effects from western wildfire could become the new normal in Ohio.

Dr. Brent Sohngen is a professor at Ohio State who studies Environmental Economics. He says his analysis will show how many people use the corridor, and the economic value of this recreation.

Emails obtained by WYSO confirm the facility has been under investigation since at least last month.

Open Roads Renewables has proposed a 144 megawatt solar project for Adams township in northwest Champaign County

Billions, if not trillions, of periodical cicadas are above ground for the first time in years.

After reconstructing parts the former Darby Plains Prairie, Metro Parks are welcoming baby bison to their new home this spring.

Dozens of protestors gathered at the Bath Township building Wednesday night during the weekly trustee meeting.

COVID-19 didn’t stop the sap from rising in the maple trees around the towns of Selma, South Charleston and Pitchin in Clark County, but it did sideline some of the people who usually help Ben Hamilton make his maple syrup. So WYSO Clark County reporter Tom Stafford volunteered. After 265 gallons of syrup had been made, he filed this report.