Articles About Environmental Commission

• Village confronts Ellis Pond algae

  By Jessica ThomasAugust 29, 2022

  

  Since Village Council’s July 5 decision to prohibit Village staff from using chemicals to mitigate the algal bloom in Ellis Pond, Council members Marianne MacQueen and Carmen Brown have been working with Village staff, members of the Environmental Commission, several environmental scholars and local experts to find a more holistic, and possibly permanent, solution.

• Village Council eyes procedures, commissions

  By Jessica ThomasMarch 7, 2022

  

  The procedure discussion followed the receipt of several communications about Council President Brian Housh’s social media decorum, including comments made about students at Yellow Springs Schools.

• Down to Earth — Tecumseh Land Trust and affordable housing

  By YS News StaffJanuary 3, 2022

  

  “Affordable housing, farmland preservation and native habitat conservation — are they mutually exclusive?”

• Down to Earth — Meet the Sustainability Champions

  By YS News StaffOctober 21, 2021

  

  “I created the Sustainability Champions program to encourage and support community members, providing them with guidance via connections with community leaders, local stakeholders and area experts.”

• Down to Earth — Help to craft sustainability plan

  By YS News StaffSeptember 3, 2021

  

  “Given this history and the wealth of expertise in our community, we’re long overdue for a comprehensive Climate Action and Sustainability Plan, or CASP.”

• Climate Action and Sustainability Plan underway in Yellow Springs

  By Megan BachmanAugust 28, 2021

  

  Piper Fernwey worked at colleges and companies across the midwest developing farm-to-table programs and climate change responses. At Denison University, she helped the cafeteria source 40% of its food locally. Now, the Clifton resident is tasked with drafting a Climate Action and Sustainability Plan for the Village of Yellow Springs.

• Tin Can Economy — A space in the school for the swifts

  By Reilly DixonAugust 19, 2021

  

  Walk over to the Union School House on a clear late summer evening and you’ll see them. Swooping and darting through the dusk, conducting aerial dramas against the backdrop of a setting sun: chimney swifts. Hundreds of them.

• Utility-scale solar firm applies for state permit

  By Megan BachmanMay 6, 2021

  

  A Texas company looking to build a 1,500-acre, 175-megawatt solar power project in Greene County has applied for a permit.

• Earth Day 2021— Ecologically conscious villagers share efforts

  By YS News StaffApril 22, 2021

  

  In honor of Earth Day, April 22, Village Council vice president and Council liaison to the Environmental Commission Marianne MacQueen interviewed several villagers to learn more about what they are doing to care for the Earth and what their motivations are.

• A new plan to protect local water

  By Megan BachmanApril 26, 2018

  

  What should the Village of Yellow Springs do to protect its water supply? Stay vigilant about pollution threats, test local water more often and educate citizens to prevent groundwater pollution, according to the Environmental Commission’s recent update of a 2001 plan.