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Bald eagle nest closes trail at NW Ohio marsh area

OAK HARBOR, Ohio — State wildlife officials say access to part of another northern Ohio park is being limited to protect a new bald eagle nest.Saturday

Utility panel: Power plant closings could boost Ohio rates

TOLEDO – The closings of six coal-burning power plants operated by FirstEnergy Corp.Saturday

Judge rules Ohio charter operator must reveal records

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A judge in Ohio has ordered a private management company that operates a group of publicly funded charter schools to turn over financial records requested by the schools’ governing boards by March 6.Saturday

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Ohio will get about $2 million through the federal government's Great Lakes Restoration Initiative that seeks to target the region's worst problems.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson visited Toledo on Tuesday to highlight some of the first recipients of the competitive awards.

In Ohio, $1 million goes to surface water improvement in Cuyahoga County, which abuts Lake Erie and includes Cleveland. Other funds will go to a sediment project in the Toledo Harbor, a reforestation project in Maumee and prevention of surface water contamination from sewage sludge.

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Federal Great Lakes grants awarded in Ohio