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Protect Lake Erie

Lake Erie is the pride and treasure of our region. Unfortunately, the health of the lake and lakes across the country is at risk.

Over the last 10 years, Clean Water Act protections have been weakened, allowing polluters to dump without limit in the streams and wetlands that feed our great waterways -- including Lake Erie. Congress is taking up a bill right now that will restore Clean Water Act protections to all U.S. waterways.

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Latest News

Greenovate partnering with Environment Ohio to release energy report 2/01/2010

Ohio’s green energy economy is the focus of an upcoming event hosted by Greenovate, in collaboration with Environment Ohio, this Saturday, February 6. The event will feature a panel discussion led by local business leaders and public officials who are actively promoting energy efficiency.

Our Latest Reports

Environment Ohio 2009 Congressional Scorecard 1/20/2010

Environment Ohio, along with our Nation federation (Environment America), produces this regular report on key votes in Congress as one of our many tools to help citizens engage in and impact environmental policy. The 2009 Scorecard looks at the key environmental votes taken between May 2007 and September 2009.

America's Biggest Polluters 12/03/2009

The United States relies heavily on outdated technology and limited resources for most of its electricity needs. While the production of clean,renewable energy such as wind and solar power is growing, the vast majority of American electricity comes from burning fossil fuels—coal, oil, and natural gas—and from nuclear power. Power plants are the single largest source of U.S. carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, the main pollutant that fuels global warming. Coal is the biggest culprit. Coal supplies just under half of America’s electricity – more than any other source – and is the dirtiest of all fuels. Our long-time dependence on fossil fuels wreaks havoc on our environment by polluting our air, land, and water; and it puts our entire economy at risk due to our reliance on imports from unfriendly parts of the world.


In the News

Nuclear Power: Too Costly to Revive 1/21/2010

Is nuclear power a solution we can afford? The short answer is no.

Sutton, Boccieri get perfect score from eco-group 1/20/2010

U.S. Reps. Betty Sutton, D-Copley Township, and John Boccieri, D-Alliance, both got 100 percent grades for their voting on 15 environmental and green-energy issues in a report card that Environment Ohio released Wednesday.

Going with the Wind 1/15/2010

An opportunity exists for Ohio to advance its economy, environment and the country's energy security. Ted Strickland describes the state's adoption of an ''advanced energy portfolio standard'' in 2008 as ''one of the most important things to happen in Ohio in decades.''