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.
Transportation
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As energy prices remain high and our state’s economy continues to sag, Ohio needs clean, green and economical transportation solutions more than ever. Our state is the fourth largest emitter of greenhouse gases, and the transportation sector produces about one-third of this pollution. Reliance on the automobile puts greater financial stress on Ohio families, increases reliance on foreign oil, harms public health, and limits the mobility of seniors, students, and the disabled. Meanwhile, Ohio spends less than 1% of its transportation dollars on public transit. Visit our Transportation Committee page to learn more about our efforts and how to get involved.
Transportation - Latest News
The Ohio Sierra Club, in partnership with the American Security Project, released a report, “Ending Our Dependence on Oil” later this week that examined the link between global climate change and our nation’s security. Right now, the BP oil spill – the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history – continues to unfold in the Gulf Coast with no end in sight. This catastrophe is the epitome of what’s wrong with our national energy policy and a clarion call for taking action now to cut our oil dependence. Read More
Sierra Club Joins Ohio’s Largest Anti-Poverty Organization to Promote Transit
February 18th, 2010
Springtime bus ride
The largest poverty fighting and grassroots environmental organizations in Ohio are the two newest members of a coalition to improve public transportation in the state.
“Save Transit Now, Move Ohio Forward!” has united transportation, public policy, social service and environmental organizations to reverse the decline of public transportation support.
Getting Back on Track with Passenger Rail and Transit
February 5th, 2010
Ohio is finally getting on track in the transportation sector with the receipt of $400,000,000 in federal stimulus support to re-establish passenger rail in our state. By 2011, construction efforts will begin for a passenger rail line connecting Columbus, Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Dayton, which will reach 60% of Ohio’s population.
Voters Saved Southern Portion of Proposed 3-C Passenger Rail in Ohio
November 6th, 2009
Election Day 2009 means full steam ahead for proponents of rail transit nationally and in the Buckeye State. Nationally, rail supporters won the day over opponents of expanded rail transit in several cities. In Cincinnati, voters defeated a ballot initiative which could have stalled plans for the southern portion of the proposed 3C-D passenger rail system in Ohio.
Opponents of a proposed streetcar system put a ballot initiative forward that would have changed the city’s charter to require a vote before any funds could be expended on any passenger rail projects, including acquisition of needed right of way. Citizens for Progress organized the opposition to the initiative (Issue 9) and successfully knit together a coalition of community and business organizations to reject the initiative. The Sierra Club was a partner in the coalition with grassroots support from the Miami Group of the Ohio Chapter. Issue 9 failed with 56 percent of the voters saying “No.” Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory, a strong advocate of rail transit, was also re-elected.
Statewide, the decision is good news for the 3C-D proposal which would bring passenger rail into a temporary station on Cincinnati’s east side, with long-term plans to extend service into the city’s Art Deco landmark Union Terminal.
Election Day 2009 means full steam ahead for proponents of rail transit nationally and in the Buckeye State. Nationally, rail supporters won the day over opponents of expanded rail transit in several cities. In Cincinnati, voters defeated a ballot initiative which could have stalled plans for the southern portion of the proposed 3C-D passenger rail system in Ohio.
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