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Ellis Jacobs, a public interest attorney from Dayton, will present an overview of the redistricting process that Ohio will be using for the first time this year. We will discuss how it will
Plastic shopping bags will be with us a little longer. What can consumers do to eliminate them? On May 12 of this week, Kroger announced that it would delay its plans to eliminate
The water quality in the Ohio River is impaired by nitrogen and phosphorus (N&P) pollution coming from factory farms and sewer plants. Despite years of recognition at Ohio EPA that our rivers are
The state of Ohio joined polluting industries in late 2020 and asked the Trump administration to remove an important provision of the federally enforceable Clean Air Act Implementation Plan in Ohio. This provision
Miami Group’s Energy Committee is launching an effort to increase the number of communities that are opting for energy aggregation, which allows local governments to negotiate better prices for energy and include wind
BIDEN VICTORY IS A WIN FOR OUR DEMOCRACY, OUR CLIMATE, AND A FIRST STEP TOWARD REPAIRING THE DAMAGE Saturday, November 7, 2020 Contact: Adam Beitman, [email protected] WASHINGTON, D.C. – Joe Biden and Kamala
Check out the letter to the editor by Pinky (Marie) Kocoshis, Co-President, League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area. https://www.cincinnati.com/story/opinion/2020/10/29/letters-voters-should-feel-confident-their-vote-count/6048367002/ Marie is also the Miami Group’s Conservation Chair.
HB6 is no longer alleged. Two plead guilty: https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/politics/state/2020/10/29/two-indicted-along-householder-ready-cop-pleas-hb-6-scandal/6067620002/ First Energy fires CEO: https://investors.firstenergycorp.com/file/Index?KeyFile=405788662 The story below is a big piece from USA Today with reporting from Beth Burger about how the Trump
Ellis Jacobs, a public interest attorney from Dayton, will present an overview of the redistricting process that Ohio will be using for the first time
Plastic shopping bags will be with us a little longer. What can consumers do to eliminate them? On May 12 of this week, Kroger announced
The water quality in the Ohio River is impaired by nitrogen and phosphorus (N&P) pollution coming from factory farms and sewer plants. Despite years of
The state of Ohio joined polluting industries in late 2020 and asked the Trump administration to remove an important provision of the federally enforceable Clean
Miami Group’s Energy Committee is launching an effort to increase the number of communities that are opting for energy aggregation, which allows local governments to
BIDEN VICTORY IS A WIN FOR OUR DEMOCRACY, OUR CLIMATE, AND A FIRST STEP TOWARD REPAIRING THE DAMAGE Saturday, November 7, 2020 Contact: Adam Beitman,
Check out the letter to the editor by Pinky (Marie) Kocoshis, Co-President, League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area. https://www.cincinnati.com/story/opinion/2020/10/29/letters-voters-should-feel-confident-their-vote-count/6048367002/ Marie is also the
HB6 is no longer alleged. Two plead guilty: https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/politics/state/2020/10/29/two-indicted-along-householder-ready-cop-pleas-hb-6-scandal/6067620002/ First Energy fires CEO: https://investors.firstenergycorp.com/file/Index?KeyFile=405788662 The story below is a big piece from USA Today with
