Environment

Using federal infrastructure dollars, Ohio hopes to install 30 interstate chargers in the next year and a half, and wants your input on. where they should be placed.

It's hotter in urban areas because of parking lots, lack of tree cover and nearby interstate traffic. The city of Cincinnati says it is committed to addressing extreme heat.

The Ohio River Valley Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area wants to get aggressive against a harmful environmental threat – invasive plant species. The organization wants to remove a million invasives by the end of the year.

Every 100 years, Cincinnati botanists survey the plant landscape. The results show nonnative invasive species are thriving, and that means many native plants are not.

The 2018 Green Cincinnati Plan sets a goal to reduce carbon emissions 80% by 2050. The next version of the plan will likely be more ambitious: carbon neutrality by 2050, with a 50% reduction by 2030.

Cincinnati officials are kicking off the Green Cincinnati Plan renewal at the zoo Tuesday night. Sustainability Manager Ollie Kroner says the main focus is collecting community input.

The city of Adachi, Japan, gifted Cincinnati 10 cherry blossom trees in 2010. The trees, sent during the 2010 "Butterflies of Japan" show at Krohn Conservatory, were a sign of sign of friendship between the two countries. Some 12 years later, the first two trees have finally arrived.

The new documentary “Wildlife Photographer: The Life of Karl Maslowski” tells the story of how Karl Maslowski went from hunting animals with a gun to capturing their likenesses on film and educating the public about the natural world.

Residents told council members existing parks and other green spaces need to be preserved and activated; a teacher said climate education in public schools is critical and needs to be a bigger part of the city's response.

A panel of experts will answer questions in a special meeting of Council's Climate, Environment and Infrastructure Committee. Chair Meeka Owens says she wants to find residents who aren't usually involved and bring them to the table. "Come with questions, come with ideas, come with the expectation that your voice matters," Owens said.