Ohio is becoming a dumping ground for fracking waste, and we’re already seeing this waste ending up in our streams. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources is failing to ensure the safety of Ohio’s citizens and environment; it’s time for the US EPA to step in.
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Under Ohio’s current proposed budget, half of the revenue from fracking in state parks would go to the Clean Ohio Fund - which exists to fund cleanups in Ohio. This funding structure guarantees a net loss for Ohio’s environment by funding cleanups by making a bigger mess, in our state parks.
Tell Your Senator right now that the path to a Clean Ohio is not through dirty fracking in our state parks!
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Transportation Committee Page
As energy prices remain high and our state’s economy continues to sag, Ohio needs clean, green, and economically viable transportation options more than ever. Our state is the fourth largest emitter of greenhouse gases, and the transportation sector produces about one-third of this pollution. Forced reliance on the automobile puts greater financial stress on Ohio families, increases oil dependence, damages the environment, harms public health, and limits the mobility of citizens, particularly seniors, students, the disadvantaged, 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.
February 20th, 2013
Ohio needs to invest in transportation choice and ensure that its transportation system is safe and efficient for all users. This will benefit our environment, health, and economy. Click here to read our testimony.
December 14th, 2012
View Smart Choices, Less Traffic: 50 Best and Worst Transportation Projects in the United States in a larger map
The Sierra Club recently released a report identifying the best and worst transportation projects across the nation – Smart Choices, Less Traffic: the 50 best and worst transportation projects in America. Read More
November 19th, 2012
The Ohio Department of Transportation is in the process of updating it long range
plan, called Access Ohio, which will guide transportation in Ohio between now and 2040. It’s important that we stress the need to prioritize automobile alternatives — cycling infrastructure, safe sidewalks, and transit and rail — as well as a multimodal, complete streets approach that reduces our environmental footprint and more fairly serves all groups.
November 6th, 2012
Yesterday, Columbus joined the ranks of dozens of cities across the country and
worldwide by approving a bike share program. This program will be the first major bike share in Ohio, and hopefully can serve as an impetus for other Ohio cities, some of which are already engaged in bike share feasibility studies, to adopt similar programs. Read More
October 9th, 2012
Want to know how Ohio counties stack up in terms of fuel consumption, vehicle miles
traveled, etc.? Check out the Sierra Club’s nationwide transportation map charting fuel consumption. As a state, Ohio has the 6th highest total annual fuel consumption in the nation. Read More
