/news/wksu-news-presents In addition to daily news coverage, the WKSU news team regularly delves into topics that deserve closer attention and coverage. en-US Copyright Tue, 18 Feb 2020 14:49:20 GMT /news/environment-energy/2020-02-18/reduce-reuse-refocus-when-it-comes-to-recycling-plastics-whats-in-a-number When it comes to recycling plastic, most people check for a number on the bottom of every container. But what does that number actually mean, and why are… Tue, 18 Feb 2020 14:49:20 GMT /news/environment-energy/2020-02-18/reduce-reuse-refocus-when-it-comes-to-recycling-plastics-whats-in-a-number Kabir Bhatia /news/environment-energy/2020-02-17/reduce-reuse-refocus-confused-about-recycling-youre-not-alone Changes in international markets along with skyrocketing processing costs have thrown the industry into a tailspin.In this first installment of our series… Mon, 17 Feb 2020 09:55:09 GMT /news/environment-energy/2020-02-17/reduce-reuse-refocus-confused-about-recycling-youre-not-alone Jeff St. Clair /news/environment-energy/2019-12-31/watershed-environmental-activism-lives-on-50-years-after-the-river-burned This story was originally published on July 22, 2019.Fifty years ago a burning river mobilized a generation of environmental activism. Citizens pushed for… Tue, 31 Dec 2019 09:37:24 GMT /news/environment-energy/2019-12-31/watershed-environmental-activism-lives-on-50-years-after-the-river-burned Jeff St. Clair, Jennifer Conn /news/environment-energy/2019-07-15/watershed-how-a-photo-sparked-a-revolution When the Cuyahoga River caught fire 50 years ago it helped spark an environmental movement in America. However, there was little coverage at the time and… Mon, 15 Jul 2019 13:43:01 GMT /news/environment-energy/2019-07-15/watershed-how-a-photo-sparked-a-revolution Mark Arehart /news/environment-energy/2019-07-08/watershed-sharing-the-cuyahoga Over the past 50 years, freight traffic on the lower Cuyahoga River has increasingly competed with smaller watercraft as the river has rebounded to become… Mon, 08 Jul 2019 09:17:03 GMT /news/environment-energy/2019-07-08/watershed-sharing-the-cuyahoga Kabir Bhatia /news/environment-energy/2019-07-02/watershed-meet-the-woman-tasked-with-promoting-and-protecting-lake-erie The Cuyahoga River and many other Northern Ohio streams and rivers are part of the Lake Erie Watershed, which encompasses 33 of Ohio's 88 counties, or… Tue, 02 Jul 2019 09:50:00 GMT /news/environment-energy/2019-07-02/watershed-meet-the-woman-tasked-with-promoting-and-protecting-lake-erie Sarah Taylor /news/environment-energy/2019-07-01/watershed-how-lake-erie-became-the-walleye-capital In the early 1970s there was a cooperative effort between the United States and Canada to lower the amount of pollutants entering the Great Lakes. Around… Mon, 01 Jul 2019 09:50:00 GMT /news/environment-energy/2019-07-01/watershed-how-lake-erie-became-the-walleye-capital Sarah Taylor /news/environment-energy/2019-06-24/watershed-state-of-the-cuyahoga Fifty years ago, the Cuyahoga River caught on fire. It wasn’t the first time this had happened. And it really didn’t become a big deal nationally until… Mon, 24 Jun 2019 08:45:54 GMT /news/environment-energy/2019-06-24/watershed-state-of-the-cuyahoga Mark Arehart, Kabir Bhatia /news/health-science/2019-01-14/veterans-face-challenges-getting-effective-mental-health-support An estimated one-point-nine million U.S. veterans are now receiving mental health services. But studies commissioned by Congress and the Department of… Mon, 14 Jan 2019 10:50:00 GMT /news/health-science/2019-01-14/veterans-face-challenges-getting-effective-mental-health-support /news/health-science/2018-07-03/pink-slipping-affects-more-than-just-the-patient In the world of mental health, emergency hospitalization can be a loaded topic. For some people, the image of a psychiatric hospital brings to mind movies… Tue, 03 Jul 2018 09:15:00 GMT /news/health-science/2018-07-03/pink-slipping-affects-more-than-just-the-patient Cameron Gorman