/tags/ohio-environmental-council Ohio Environmental Council en-US Copyright Fri, 15 Nov 2019 18:08:26 GMT /government-politics/2019-11-15/farmers-say-getting-state-funds-lead-them-to-support-h2ohio-spending Ohio farmers say they’re on board with the state’s plans to slow down agricultural runoff into Lake Erie, which Gov. Mike DeWine has said is the biggest… Fri, 15 Nov 2019 18:08:26 GMT /government-politics/2019-11-15/farmers-say-getting-state-funds-lead-them-to-support-h2ohio-spending Karen Kasler /government-politics/2018-01-26/budget-director-raises-concerns-about-need-for-tripling-funds-for-capping-orphan-wells The state budget director is pushing back on a bill that environmental advocates and the oil and gas industry say would streamline the process of capping… Fri, 26 Jan 2018 18:44:44 GMT /government-politics/2018-01-26/budget-director-raises-concerns-about-need-for-tripling-funds-for-capping-orphan-wells Karen Kasler /government-politics/2018-01-25/environmental-group-oil-gas-lobbyists-want-more-money-for-capping-orphan-wells An environmental group and an oil and gas industry lobbying group are both praising a bill that passed the House that would streamline the process of… Thu, 25 Jan 2018 15:18:27 GMT /government-politics/2018-01-25/environmental-group-oil-gas-lobbyists-want-more-money-for-capping-orphan-wells Karen Kasler /government-politics/2017-05-30/congressional-redistricting-reform-advocates-one-step-closer-to-putting-it-on-statewide-ballot Backers of a plan to allow Ohio voters to vote on congressional redistricting reform this fall have cleared one more hurdle. The Ohio Ballot Board, the… Tue, 30 May 2017 18:23:27 GMT /government-politics/2017-05-30/congressional-redistricting-reform-advocates-one-step-closer-to-putting-it-on-statewide-ballot Jo Ingles /government-politics/2017-04-26/petitions-filed-to-start-ballot-issue-process-for-congressional-redistricting-plan Two years after winning a reform of the way Statehouse lawmakers’ districts are drawn, advocates for congressional redistricting in Ohio have taken the… Wed, 26 Apr 2017 16:17:40 GMT /government-politics/2017-04-26/petitions-filed-to-start-ballot-issue-process-for-congressional-redistricting-plan Jo Ingles /government-politics/2017-03-10/after-december-veto-proposal-to-change-green-energy-requirements-on-utilities-to-goals-is-back When Gov. John Kasich vetoed another two year freeze on the state’s renewable energy benchmarks last year, his fellow Republicans in the legislature… Fri, 10 Mar 2017 15:27:37 GMT /government-politics/2017-03-10/after-december-veto-proposal-to-change-green-energy-requirements-on-utilities-to-goals-is-back Karen Kasler