Sustainability

Volunteers hauled 80-pound canoes and hundreds of pounds of debris from the Little Miami River in late June.

The nonprofit Dayton Energy Collaborative will receive a $1.7 million grant from the city of Dayton — to help expand the organization's home improvement and weatherization program.

Ohio farmer, Bryna Chandler, is an expert in preserving and using root vegetables months and years after harvest. Now, she's sharing her knowledge.

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.

New benches in the Dayton suburb are being made from recycled wind turbine blades. They will feature designs from local artists – some even with the help of community members.

Eighteen EV chargers are currently available and the rest will be within the next six months. The project partners celebrated with a ceremony at the new charger at the Dayton Metro Library's Trotwood branch.

Regenerate Garden Company is parking its truck for landscaping maintenance in urban and suburban Dayton neighborhoods to cut back on emissions. It will use a bicycle services to meet its neighborhoods where they are and provide regenerative landscaping services.

Kettering appointed the city’s first sustainability manager, Dawn Kirchner. WYSO’s environment reporter Adriana Martinez-Smiley spoke with Kirchner to learn what she hopes to accomplish in this position.

Five Rivers MetroParks is holding two info fairs in January to help people learn more about CSA subscriptions and the benefits of these local produce boxes.

Researchers from the university are hopeful that House Bill 568 will be reintroduced this term after it died in the last legislative session.

Representatives from Five Rivers MetroParks gave some tips and tricks to being more sustainable this holiday season.

Import and export teams from the United States and the Philippines visited the farm in Farmersville, Ohio, to learn more about the U.S. Grain Marketing system.