We're nearing the end of our investigative project on environmental issues in Ohio. From spending countless digging through the Environmental Protection Agency's website to playing around and visualizing data using Tableau, I've learned quite a bit over the course of 16 weeks. Going into EcoOhio, i wasn't exactly sure what to expect to happen with [...]
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Where Does Climate Change in Politics Today?
After researching and looking into environmental problems in Ohio for nearly 16 weeks, it's clear to me that there are some issues that need to be addressed, such as air pollutions and the abundance of micro plastics in the lakes. However, whether these issues get resolved or not may depend on people's political beliefs. It [...]
Three Tips to Environmental Reporting
By Brandon Bounds The beautiful thing about journalism is all the stories a reporter can explore. Stories on politics and social inequality tend to gain more traction than others and flood social media. However, stories on climate change and the environment don't tend to get a lot of attention. There are so many issues to [...]
How the EPA Can Do Better to Help People Understand What’s Going On
I've been assigned to cover and investigate water quality issues in Ohio. I'm currently in the process of looking into water testing in public schools. In order to get a better sense of how the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency is involved with water testing in schools, I browsed on their website and tried to read [...]
New Ohio Lead Law Will Require Water Systems to Alert Customers
By Brandon Bounds All public water systems in Ohio are now required to update response plans for residents who may be affected by service work on water pipes containing lead. Residents will be alerted 45 days prior to the start of a project and must be informed that the project may cause a temporary increase [...]
Here’s Where Drinking Water Advisories are Active in Ohio
School districts, churches and villages are just some of the place that are affected by insufficient drinking water quality in Ohio. The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency created a map to track drinking water advisories through the Ohio public water systems. There are currently 76 water drinking advisories in the state. However, not every advisory indicates [...]
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