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Health, Science & EnvironmentTwo Democrats want to change Ohio law and ban any drilling for oil and gas, although the bill is unlikely to secure backing from the majority caucus.
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Health, Science & EnvironmentEach year for more than four decades, elected officials and government workers in Ohio have descended onto the water via charter boats for a half-day of fishing.
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Health, Science & EnvironmentFishing at stocked state park youth ponds is available for people up to 16 years old in the first seven days after a release.
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A contingent of advocates from across Ohio again sent a letter to Gov. Mike DeWine on Monday asking that he pause on fracking under state public lands.
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WYSO got a sneak peek into some features of the Great Council State Park, set to open later this week.
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Health, Science & EnvironmentThe trumpeter swan is the largest, native waterfowl in North America. They're also no longer considered endangered in Ohio.
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Health, Science & EnvironmentFor the first time in a decade, Ohio has a state-run tree nursery. It’s meant to address regional tree shortages and help with state-run conservation initiatives.
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Health, Science & EnvironmentLast year, Ohio biologists collected a pregnant fisher killed on the side of the road. They say it’s a sign the weasel-like animal could be reproducing here again, for the first time in more than a century.
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Health, Science & EnvironmentThe Ohio Environmental Council is asking Franklin County Judge Jaiza Page to implement the emergency stay Friday ahead of a Monday meeting of the land management commission.
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Health, Science & EnvironmentPollution, caused by abandoned mines, is hurting Ohio’s small streams. A local nonprofit is combining science and art to solve the problem.