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City pushes electric mowers to improve air quality
Cuyahoga County’s environmental toolkit sets forth planet-changing sustainability practices
Neighborhoods throughout Greater Cleveland have been launching sustainability efforts for years. Now, they’re getting a boost from the Cuyahoga County Department of Sustainability with an updated “Sustainable Cuyahoga” toolkit.
The road to fixing climate change runs through Northeast Ohio
The biggest culprit of climate change in Northeast Ohio may be our roads, which have expanded despite population declines. After contributing to the problem for decades by funding highway expansions, NOACA, the region’s transportation agency, is now trying to do something about it.
Clevelanders keep items out of the landfill through fix-it clinic, repair programs
Whether its composting, sewing or collecting cans, Clevelanders are finding creative ways to keep items out of landfills.
Vision Zero Cleveland looking for action (and input) to reduce traffic deaths
Going on five years, bike and pedestrian advocates and City of Cleveland officials who are concerned with the yearly death toll on city streets from motor vehicles have studied the causes and locations and discussed what to do about it. This month, the Vision Zero Task Force, as it’s known, is finally ready to present its action plan in a series of public meetings.
Nonprofit groups are pushing for better green spaces this mayoral election
Five nonprofit groups whose work focuses on improving parks have formed the Cleveland Parks and Greenspace Coalition to push for equitable access to green space, transparency in how investments are made, and residents taking “ownership” over parks in the city. Cleveland has fallen behind its peer cities in providing equitable parks for all, they say, and the time is right to dismantle structures that perpetuate racism.
Bold plan emerges to improve east side’s lakefront access
Since the Cleveland Metroparks took over management of the Cleveland lakefront in 2013, it has made strides at Edgewater. When can the east side expect the same treatment?
Cleveland hoping to make waves in clean water tech industry
A group of industry leaders are flipping the script on Cleveland’s cliched “burning river” and “mistake on the lake” narratives. They’re angling to make Cleveland the capital of clean water, the place where the worst water pollution problems facing the country are solved.
Talk, trust and transportation helps in getting out the vaccine
Millions of Americans have already rolled up their sleeve for the COVID-19 vaccine. Now comes the next phase — reaching people who are hesitant or face barriers accessing it. Outreach workers have found that old-school outreach is key to boosting vaccine uptake.
