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On September 5, panelists Suellyn Shupe (advocate for sustainable agriculture), Steve Edwards (family farmer and past president OEFFA), and Polly Campbell (Regional Food Policy Council) informed the Miami Group of the importance of
The most important thing in the August 2023 USEPA approval of the Phase 2A plan under the sewer overflow consent decree is the requirement that Hamilton County submit a Phase 2B plan by
Sierra Club and many others will be submitting comments on two new rules proposed by USEPA regarding Integrated Iron & Steel and Coke Ovens. We have both a highly polluting steel mill and
Sierra Club has released Coming Clean on Industrial Emissions, a report on these industries emissions, including greenhouse gases, impacts on environmental justice, communities, and health impacts. The report takes an in-depth look at
The Cincinnati Enquirer has selected longtime Sierra Club leader Marilyn Wall for its 2023 Woman of the Year Award (https://www.enquirerwoy.com/). Marilyn will be one of 10 women honored at a special luncheon October
The Ohio Department of Health’s Beach Water Quality & Advisories program is a system designed to monitor and provide information about the water quality at beaches and waterways across the state of Ohio.
US EPA recently proposed new regulations for iron and steel mills. There are just two corporations that will be covered by this rule, US Steel and Cleveland-Cliffs (which acquired AK Steel in Middletown
Global warming is accelerating, with temperatures not just rising but rising faster than ever. Net zero is the point in time where we are no longer adding heat-trapping greenhouse gases to the atmosphere.
On September 5, panelists Suellyn Shupe (advocate for sustainable agriculture), Steve Edwards (family farmer and past president OEFFA), and Polly Campbell (Regional Food Policy Council)
The most important thing in the August 2023 USEPA approval of the Phase 2A plan under the sewer overflow consent decree is the requirement that
Sierra Club and many others will be submitting comments on two new rules proposed by USEPA regarding Integrated Iron & Steel and Coke Ovens. We
Sierra Club has released Coming Clean on Industrial Emissions, a report on these industries emissions, including greenhouse gases, impacts on environmental justice, communities, and health
The Cincinnati Enquirer has selected longtime Sierra Club leader Marilyn Wall for its 2023 Woman of the Year Award (https://www.enquirerwoy.com/). Marilyn will be one of
The Ohio Department of Health’s Beach Water Quality & Advisories program is a system designed to monitor and provide information about the water quality at
US EPA recently proposed new regulations for iron and steel mills. There are just two corporations that will be covered by this rule, US Steel
Global warming is accelerating, with temperatures not just rising but rising faster than ever. Net zero is the point in time where we are no
