/news/tags/matt-gray Matt Gray en-US Copyright Thu, 17 Oct 2019 14:14:58 GMT /news/environment-energy/2019-10-17/cleveland-commits-1-million-a-year-to-revitalize-tree-canopy Updated: Oct. 17, 2019; 10:14 a.m. The Forest City is looking to double down on its moniker with a 10-year, $10 million tree budget. The City of Cleveland on Tuesday pledged to spend $1 million each year for the next 10 years on an effort to increase its tree coverage. New trees would be planted on neighborhood tree lawns, in city-owned cemeteries and parks and on other publicly owned land, said Matt Gray, the city’s chief of sustainability. Thu, 17 Oct 2019 14:14:58 GMT /news/environment-energy/2019-10-17/cleveland-commits-1-million-a-year-to-revitalize-tree-canopy /news/health-science/2018-12-17/cities-step-up-to-the-challenges-of-climate-change Our climate is rapidly changing. Recent studies show earth could be entering a period of warming not seen since the end of the age of dinosaurs.That is,… Mon, 17 Dec 2018 11:50:00 GMT /news/health-science/2018-12-17/cities-step-up-to-the-challenges-of-climate-change Jeff St. Clair /news/environment-energy/2018-04-04/cleveland-approves-a-deal-to-lower-residents-electric-bills Cleveland residents who are customers of The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company will receive their electricity from a new supplier in June, meaning… Wed, 04 Apr 2018 21:50:39 GMT /news/environment-energy/2018-04-04/cleveland-approves-a-deal-to-lower-residents-electric-bills /news/community/2017-08-15/cleveland-contests-its-near-bottom-ranking-in-sustainability Cleveland is taking issue with a study from a group affiliated with the United Nations that says Northeast Ohio's largest city is one of the least… Tue, 15 Aug 2017 21:34:33 GMT /news/community/2017-08-15/cleveland-contests-its-near-bottom-ranking-in-sustainability