The Environmental Protection Agency is warning that toxic sediment is threatening Cleveland's water supply. The poisonous sediment, dredged from the Cuyahoga River, was dumped into Lake Erie before the regulations put in place by the 1972 Clean Water Act. This has once again raised concerns over the impact of agriculture runoffs from fertilizers and manure.
Guests:
- William Mitsch, Director, Everglades Wetland Research Parkand Founder, Wilma H. Schiermeier Olentangy River Wetland Research Park (ORWRP), Ohio State University
- Adam Sharp, Vice President of Public Policy, Ohio Farm Bureau
This show originally aired on May 6, 2016 at 10 a.m.