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Green Papers & Testimony
OEC supports Ohio House Bill 7, Energy Efficient State Buildings - May 2010
Imagine a state law that could assure the public that all new state-funded building projects will be engineered to save taxpayers money, improve the physical workplace, and reduce energy use and environmental impacts. Sound too good to be true? Think again.
OEC testifies on threat of Asian carp to Lake Erie - February 9
The Ohio Environmental Council provided testimony to the U.S. House of Representatives Transportation & Infrastructure Committee on the tremendous threat that bighead and silver carp (referred to as Asian carp collectively) pose to the Great Lakes and why we need to take immediate action to prevent Asian carp from reaching Lake Erie.
Right now, Asian carp are poised to enter Lake Michigan through the Chicago Sanitary Ship Canal and devastate the recreational and economic value the Great Lakes provide Ohio.
Read the OEC's testimony
Read Cleveland Plain Dealer editorial
OEC opposes U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' plan to dump dredged material into Lake Erie - January 20, 2010
The OEPA is currently considering whether or not to allow the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to dump up to 1.9 million cubic yards of dredged material into the open-lake. This irresponsible practice is counterproductive to our efforts to restore our Great Lakes and provide our families with a good quality of life.
The "clean" dredged material rather should be used for restoring our Great Lake. The deadline for receiving comments was just extended to February 22. Please take a moment and send in comments opposing any open-lake disposal option. Click here for the public notice and where to send comments.
OEC opposes House Bill 363 - Transferring authority to administer the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System for Confined Animal Feeding Operations
- December 1, 2009
Never before has any state agency, other than the state agency that is charged with environmental protection, been granted authority to administer the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System.
Read OEC's Testimony
OEC supports Sub. House Bill 7 (As Reported by the House Local Government Committee) for Energy Efficient Buildings
- October 14, 2009
This Bill requires a building or structure constructed using state capital moneys to adhere to certain energy efficiency and building standards and to encourage the use of Ohio-produced products.
Read Green Paper (PDF)
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