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August 25, 2026
New dashboard brings more transparency to Ohio’s main water infrastructure funding and financing program as historic federal injection winds down
The Ohio EPA took an important step forward recently by releasing a new State Revolving Fund (SRF) dashboard, making data on the state’s primary water infrastructure funding and financing assistance program […]
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August 21, 2026
Ohio Water Victory Builds Momentum for Data Center Protections
Data centers are expanding rapidly across the Great Lakes region, bringing new questions about how these facilities could affect our water. From the amount of water they use to the […]
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August 17, 2026
Invasive Carp Now Only 80 Miles from Entering the Great Lakes
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CHICAGO, IL (August 17, 2026) On Friday, August 14, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) announced in a press release that juvenile invasive carp were discovered a mere 80 miles from Lake Michigan, further upriver than they […]