OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, July 11 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: In the wet, muddy places where America's rivers and lands meet the sea, scientists from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are unearthing clues to better understand how these vital landscapes are evolving under climate change. Around 40% of the nation's population live in coastal counties. The coasts are a linchpin of the economy, hosting the n  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) continued to push the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Admiral Linda Fagan, Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, to make the Ashtabula Harbor station operational fulltime to better protect Ohioans, following a weekend where one boater died, 13 others were rescued, and one remains missing. "Let me say this is no uncertain terms: USCG   more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 9 -- The Cleveland Museum of Art issued the following news release: Two monumental figurative sculptures by Native American sculptor Rose B. Simpson will soon be installed in the Ames Family Atrium at the Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA). Rose B. Simpson: Strata, commissioned specifically for the museum's expansive, light-filled space, consists of two 25-foot-tall sculptures constructed from the artist's signature clay medium, in addition to metalwork, porous concrete, and ca  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, July 10 -- Ducks Unlimited issued the following news release: Native habitats along Lake Erie's coastal wetlands, Green Bay and the Montezuma Wetlands Complex will be restored after the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission (MBCC) allocated more than $84.3 million in North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) grants matched by over $139.8 million in partner funds. The MBCC approved an additional $2.7 million from the Migratory Bird Conservation Fund to conserve habita  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Ohio Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposed modification to the 2011 settlement with the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District to address the flow of untreated sewage into Cleveland-area waterways and Lake Erie. This modification will affect the city of Cleveland and 61 surrounding communities. The proposed modification am  more