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The OEC wants you, the public, to know more about the state of your air, land and water resources. That’s why we are in frequent contact with the news media.
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On 40th anniversary of Cuyahoga River fire, Ohio puts funding for clean air, land, water at risk
June 22 - On Sunday, June 22nd, 1969, the Cuyahoga River catches fire, helping spark passage of Clean Water Act and environmental clean up.
Monday, June 22nd, 2009, the Ohio budget debate still rages and puts 40 years of environmental progress at risk.
Ohio's Scenic Rivers program may be on the verge of death!
May 29 - Even though Ohio boasts the oldest and best Scenic Rivers programs in the nation . . . and even though Governor Strickland has proposed to fund Scenic Rivers mostly with revenue from canoe and kayak users (instead of general tax dollars). . . some State Senators want to kill its funding!
If the Scenic Rivers program dies, Ohioans will lose out on:
- 40 years of investment in Ohio's most scenic and wild rivers; and
- the distinction of having the first and most successful Scenic Rivers program in the nation.
Click here to read more and contact your OH State Senator to urge him or her to save our Scenic Rivers!.
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OEC Court Victory: Cinergy Corporation Violated Clean Air Act
May 20 - The Ohio Environmental Council, the U.S. EPA, and a coalition of other states, and public health and citizens’ groups scored a legal victory for clean air and residents’ health in Cincinnati and southern Ohio. A jury in the federal district court in Indianapolis found that the Cinergy Corporation broke the law when it made major unpermitted changes to its Gallagher coal-based power plant, one of the nation's dirtiest power plants, located about 100 miles upwind of Cincinnati.
OEC Helps Local Schools in Northwest Invest in "Green" School Buses
May 6 - Northwest Local Schools teamed up with the Ohio Environmental Council to secure a $49,999 grant from the Ohio EPA to retrofit their buses with modern pollution controls. These modern pollution controls will reduce students' exposure to harmful diesel pollution by up to 90%.
OEC Funds Diesel Clean-Up of Two Ambulances in Parma Heights
April 27 - The Ohio Environmental Council awarded nearly $5,000 to the city of Parma Heights to help fund the clean up of two city ambulances with emission control devices. The pollution controls are expected to reduce harmful tailpipe pollution by 40% and eliminate 100% of in-cabin emissions. The two vehicles are the first known ambulances in Ohio to be retrofitted with these state-of-the-art emissions controls.
Ohio updates energy rules for a greener future
April 16 - The Ohio Environmental Council is praising the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio for its long-awaited rules to implement a landmark new state law passed last year to step up investment in clean energy. The law, adopted May 1, 2008, requires electric utility companies to invest in energy-efficient technologies, such as high-efficiency lights and
insulation, and in renewable energy sources, including wind, solar, hydro, and bio-mass.
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