/news/tags/sewage sewage en-US Copyright Thu, 06 Jun 2024 21:09:19 GMT /government-politics/2024-06-06/silver-lake-receives-900-000-in-federal-funds-to-stop-sewage-overflow The Summit County village will construct 1,750 feet of new sanitary sewer to stop overflow into Silver Lake, according to a press release from Rep. Emilia Sykes' office. Thu, 06 Jun 2024 21:09:19 GMT /government-politics/2024-06-06/silver-lake-receives-900-000-in-federal-funds-to-stop-sewage-overflow Abigail Bottar /news/environment-energy/2022-11-17/northeast-ohio-cities-face-consent-decrees-to-repair-sewer-systems-what-does-that-mean Federal and state agencies issued two consent decrees in Northeast Ohio, mandating cities make modernizing repairs to their sewer systems. However, the decrees and sewer repairs are more common than some might think. Thu, 17 Nov 2022 19:27:22 GMT /news/environment-energy/2022-11-17/northeast-ohio-cities-face-consent-decrees-to-repair-sewer-systems-what-does-that-mean Zaria Johnson /news/government-politics/2021-07-26/new-bill-would-crack-down-on-cities-that-dump-sewage-in-lake-erie The proposed legislation would increase penalties significantly, and cities that repeatedly are cited could face more than $1 million in fines. Mon, 26 Jul 2021 23:31:50 GMT /news/government-politics/2021-07-26/new-bill-would-crack-down-on-cities-that-dump-sewage-in-lake-erie Jo Ingles /news/health-science/2020-07-21/new-study-will-test-cleveland-wastewater-for-the-coronavirus Most people don’t want to think about their waste after it’s flushed down the toilet, but researchers can actually use waste samples to test for COVID-19. The Ohio Department of Health and the Environmental Protection Agency are partnering to test sewage and wastewater for the presence of coronavirus genetic material, ribonucleic acid (RNA) fragments, in feces in several Ohio cities including Cleveland. Tue, 21 Jul 2020 21:35:42 GMT /news/health-science/2020-07-21/new-study-will-test-cleveland-wastewater-for-the-coronavirus /news/community/2019-05-30/morning-headlines-sewage-overflow-affects-lake-erie-beaches-17-tornadoes-confirmed-in-ohio Here are your morning headlines for Thursday, May 30:Sewage overflow affects Lake Erie beaches;17 tornadoes confirmed in Ohio;Akron Public Schools,… Thu, 30 May 2019 11:17:51 GMT /news/community/2019-05-30/morning-headlines-sewage-overflow-affects-lake-erie-beaches-17-tornadoes-confirmed-in-ohio Amanda Rabinowitz /news/environment-energy/2019-04-05/akron-waterways-renewed-will-keep-sewage-out-of-the-cuyahoga-river The City of Akron is working to improve its 100 year old sewage system.Dubbed Akron Waterways Renewed!, the project is federally mandated and aims to… Fri, 05 Apr 2019 09:50:00 GMT /news/environment-energy/2019-04-05/akron-waterways-renewed-will-keep-sewage-out-of-the-cuyahoga-river Andrew Meyer /news/community/2018-07-24/morning-headlines-ohio-state-fair-takes-precautions-akron-superintendent-gets-raise-extension Here are your morning headlines for Tuesday, July 24:State fair takes precautions following last year's deadly ride accident;New York sewage spill could… Tue, 24 Jul 2018 12:12:55 GMT /news/community/2018-07-24/morning-headlines-ohio-state-fair-takes-precautions-akron-superintendent-gets-raise-extension Amanda Rabinowitz /news/environment-energy/2017-11-27/great-lakes-commission-takes-aim-at-sewage-overflows A new collaboration between the Great Lakes Commission and Lawrence Technological University in Michigan takes aim at sewer overflows that are polluting… Mon, 27 Nov 2017 13:37:58 GMT /news/environment-energy/2017-11-27/great-lakes-commission-takes-aim-at-sewage-overflows Angelica Morrison