Although the overuse of antibiotics in agriculture is widely known, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is still allowing the prevention of disease to be included in the definition as a therapeutic use of antibiotics.Ask them to take stronger action to control the widespread use of antibiotics in food animal production.
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Protect our Water by Stopping Mosquito Spraying in Lake County, OH
Lake County General Health District sprays toxic chemicals for mosquito and West Nile Virus control throughout the community annually. However, there are only 2 human cases reported in the past 5 years. Meanwhile the expensive toxic chemicals are killing benefitial insects and fish. Urge your county officials to explore alternative ways like rain garden to control mosquitos and stop spraying hazardous chemicals into our environment.
Protect Our Water at the Source; Tell the OEPA that Ohio needs Nutrient Standards
The water in Ohio is turning green and toxic. Nutrient pollution from manure, fertilizers, and sewer systems increasingly threaten our water quality. Ohio’s water quality is as bad or worse as it was in 1972 when the Clean Water Act was introduced. Nutrient pollution containing nitrates and phosphorous fuel algal blooms that are harmful to human health, recreation, and aquatic wildlife.
No Nuclear
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Nuclear Committee Page
Nuclear power is by far the most expensive way to generate electricity. Wall Street won’t invest in it. Massive government subsidies for nuclear are stealing development dollars from solar, wind and efficiency. Nuclear power is dangerous, producing site contamination and sickened workers, with no solution to radioactive waste. At Piketon, OH, Sierra Club is fighting a uranium enrichment plant and a proposed nuclear power plant. Visit the Nuclear Committee page to learn more about our efforts and get involved today.
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Sierra Club, Dayton Church, and Interfaith Power and Light Team Up for Energy Efficiency!
September 2nd, 2010
$2 Billion Proposal Backs Uranium Enrichment in Ohio
November 6th, 2009
The Ohio Sierra Club’s Nuclear Committee is working to oppose Ohio Senate
Resolution 108. SR 108 urges President Obama to grant a $2 billion
taxpayer-backed loan guarantee to USEC, the corporation that is building a
uranium enrichment plant at Piketon, Ohio.
On October 27, the Ohio Senate passed Senate Resolution 108, urging President Obama to grant a $2 billion taxpayer-backed loan guarantee to USEC, the corporation that is building a uranium enrichment plant at Piketon, Ohio. On August 4, the US Dept. of Energy deferred review of the USEC loan application until a series of specific technology and financial milestones have been met.
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