Wheeler Does Bidding for Polluters and Puts Drinking Water for Millions of Families at Risk
September 16, 2019
Former coal lobbyist and EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler finalized his rollback of America’s Clean Water Rule today, putting millions of people’s drinking water at risk from dangerous water pollution. Before the rollback, a broad coalition of...
Submit Comments on EPA National Water Reuse Plan
September 16, 2019
We now have an opportunity to comment on EPA’s “revised” Water Reuse Action plan – presented at the September meeting. The US EPA is seeking the engagement of governmental and non-governmental water sector organizations to identify priority actions...
Clean Water Act Under Attack - AGAIN!
September 13, 2019
Tell the EPA: Don't Gut the Clean Water Act!
A newly proposed rule would significantly limit the ability for states and tribes to protect their water quality. It seeks to remove protections against erosion and sedimentation pollution from...
Educate a Legislator Day
September 10, 2019
We are supporting Ohioans from around the state who believe in our right to assemble and to stand up against injustice. Unfortunately, Ohio elected officials support Ohio Senate Bill 33, a bill that criminalizes dissent and protest....
Citizens Rally Over Offsite Contamination at the Portsmouth Nuclear Site
September 10, 2019
As schools start up across the nation, the Zahn’s Corners Middle School in Piketon, Ohio, remains closed. The reason? Neptunium, a highly radioactive element, was found by a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) air monitor outside the building. Not in a...
Wheeler Puts Ohio Communities at Risk with Proposal to Give Oil and Gas Industry a Free Pass for Methane Pollution
August 30, 2019
Today, former coal lobbyist Andrew Wheeler’s EPA released a proposal to ignore the vast majority of climate pollution from new oil and gas operations by eliminating safeguards that limit methane emissions. Methane is a greenhouse gas 87 times more...
PFAS Contaminates Over 100 Million American's Drinking Water
August 20, 2019
PFAS chemicals can’t be broken down in an environment and effectively poison water sources. Right now, scientists estimate that more than 100 million Americans are drinking PFAS-contaminated water. This contamination is strongly linked to cancer,...
Trump EPA Continues Attack on Bedrock Environmental Protections
August 16, 2019
The Trump Administration is undermining and attacking the Clean Water Act because it’s more interested in padding corporate polluter profits than ensuring communities have access to safe drinking water.
Summer Enviornmental Workshops
August 6, 2019
During the summer our environmental workshops have kept us busy! This is the fifth year we have collaborated with the Children’s Hunger Alliance and Columbus Recreation and Parks. Our goal is to engage youth and create a lasting curiosity and love...
Sierra Club Statement on Gun Violence and White Supremacist Attack in Dayton and El Paso
August 5, 2019
This weekend, at least 29 people were killed and dozens more were wounded in mass shootings in Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas. While details are still emerging, the shooting in El Paso was reportedly fuelled by anti-immigrant hatred and the toll of...