East Palestine: Residents living within a mile of the train derailment site who have not yet left their homes are asked to immediately evacuate due to the potential of a major explosion.
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Water is truly one of Ohio’s greatest assets. With the General Assembly's support, we will begin work to improve the quality & health of our rivers, which are critical for wildlife habitat, drinking water, & infrastructure through the creation of the Rivers Initiative.
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Mayors, county commissioners and other public officials gathered at the Marietta Chamber of Commerce on Thursday to hear Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announce an initiative to improve water quality.
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Team Ohio EPA supports increasing awareness of heart disease, a leading cause of death in the U.S. #HeartHealthy #NationalWearRedDay
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THE LOOP: A renewed call to give our plows plenty of room, teaming up with to fund new transit buses, and how drones are helping find abandoned wells. transportation.ohio.gov/about-us/resou
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Today announced the H2Ohio Rivers Initiative with partners in Marietta. As part of the Executive Budget, this plan will preserve and improve Ohio's rivers which provide critical wildlife habitat, drinking water, and recreation space.
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Happy #WorldWetlandsDay! The Brooks Park Wetland near Buckeye Lake was created and is maintained by through Governor DeWine's program. bit.ly/3j6qQsU
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Hello snow and ice! If you salt your driveways & walkways when winter weather hits, remember plastic salt jugs are recyclable & a little salt goes a long way. Make sure they are completely empty and then toss them in your recycling bin. #NoWasteWednesday #WasteWise #RecycleRight
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Who provides laboratory services to Ohio EPA and other state and local partners? Our Division of Environmental Services. Learn more about them this month! #EnvironmentalServices #Laboratory #Science
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Exploring partnership and collaboration on water resources with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, , , , and .
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Are you an educator who learns by doing? Do you want to teach your students #GreatLakes #science lessons?
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Our program, which has been focused on the algae problem in Lake Erie, is going according to plan and is on track! Now, we have exciting plans to expand #H2Ohio to cover the entire state through the new H2Ohio Rivers Initiative. #OhioSOTS23
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Prospective grant writers reserve the date! Feb 16. In this northeast Ohio workshop, the Ohio Environmental Education Fund will share examples of successful proposals & show what sets one proposal above another. Workshop is free; pre-registration required: epa.ohio.gov/about/media-ce
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We are ending our January feature on a high note. Congratulations to the Division of Environmental Response & Revitalization team on being recognized by for outstanding work at Fernald and Mound. #CleaningUpOhio #Kudos #FederalFacilities
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Our Environmental Response and Revitalization team recently checked out some cool clean-up tools. This machine that can dig a trench, lay a pipe, and cover the hole, all with the same machine. #CleaningUpOhio #GroundWaterProtection
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Southwest District's Randy is making a difference through the Voluntary Action Program. Hear about the program and how it improves Ohio communities. #CleaningUpOhio #EmployeeSpotlight #ProgressForABetterOhio
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Ohio EPA partnered with federal and local agencies to clean up a former open dump/salvage yard within #CuyahogaValleyNP. A dump from '40s-'80, the site is now teeming with native plants. To our partners: job well done! #CleaningUpOhio #Superfund bit.ly/3Xq3sW9
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Registration is now open! Learn about #brownfields #funding opportunities, #remediation, the Voluntary Action Program, #redevelopment, forging private/public #partnerships, and #FutureTrends. Register now for early bird pricing. bit.ly/3HaUMfy
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If you're planning a party for Sunday's AFC Championship Game, remember to party responsibly -- recycle your plastic bottles, cans, etc. Along with stacking up big wins this year, are diverting major waste from landfills: bit.ly/3wANFrT #BeLikeTheBengals #WhoDey
Southwest District's Tyler and Kristen recently presented at an industrial waste seminar. It was a great opportunity to pass along updates to our many partners who make a living managing municipal and industrial surface water issues. #KeepingWaterClean
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Meet our fabulous Central Ohio Environmental Response & Revitalization team! They regulate cleanups & hazardous waste generators in 10 counties. Not all of our DERR staff are pictured, but all are appreciated. #CleaningUpOhio #PublicService
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Team joined me in beautiful Cleveland today, learning about additional ways to partner with the and . #believeland
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This site was first developed in the mid-1800s for manufacturing. The property was remediated through Ohio EPA’s Voluntary Action Program & is now the new White Castle Headquarters, apartments, and commercial space. #CleaningUpOhio #Brownfields #ThrowbackThursday #WhiteCastle
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Calling all public water systems: it's the last call to apply for equipment mini grants -- up to $10,000 for equipment to strengthen the ability of public water systems to successfully operate into the future. Submit your applications by midnight: bit.ly/3QNWffa!
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Meet our Northeast Environmental Response & Revitalization staff! With cities rich in historical manufacturing, Northeast Ohio has many abandoned sites and hazardous waste generators. Our Twinsburg staff are passionate about #CleaningUpOhio. #PublicService
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January 25 is Opposite Day! 75% of the waste in the United States is recyclable, but we only recycle 30%. Let’s do the opposite of throwing away recyclable material and make sure it gets recycled instead. #NoWasteWednesday #RecycleRight #OppositeDay
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Tom in our SW Office works on cleaning up former military and radioactive wastes. He started as an intern and is now our federal facilities coordinator. He's accomplished so much in the 32 years he's been a part of our team. #CleaningUpOhio #BuildingABetterOhio #EmployeeSpotlight
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Save the date! The National Brownfields Training Conference will take place August 8-11, 2023, in Detroit. bit.ly/3kjL4Qk #Brownfields2023 #Brownfields #Training #CleaningUpOhio
Now conveying this: the Ohio Materials Marketplace has a number of used conveyor belts available, which have many uses including a cost-effective alternative for stable mats. Check out these items and more: ohio.materialsmarketplace.org #MarketplaceMonday #Reuse
All you ever wanted to know about #HazardousWaste permitting in Ohio can be found in the training Decoding #RCRA: Navigating the Basics of Hazardous Waste. This is great for hazardous waste generators. Check it out! bit.ly/3XKL9Lk #EnvironmentalTraining #CleaningUpOhio
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Are you a local government interested in conducting an environmental assessment? Ohio EPA’s Site Investigation Field Unit provides property assessments at no cost to help identify concerns at properties that can be redeveloped. #CleaningUpOhio bit.ly/3WkXeWg
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Our Columbus office sits in a building that was redeveloped through our Voluntary Action Program. A former store and warehouse, the Lazarus Government Center is now award winning, 2007 Central Ohio Chapter Adaptive Re-Use or #Brownfield Project Winner! #CleaningUpOhio
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Thank you to the Ohio EPA employees who volunteered today to judge the ! Teams of 6th, 7th, & 8th graders researched technologies, designed cities, presented plans & models, & wrote 1,500-word essays on the topic, “Students addressing climate change in their city.”
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💧 Deadline Approaching! & are offering a new grant opportunity to help drinking water systems pay for equipment. Applications must be submitted by January 25. h2.ohio.gov/new-h2ohio-gra
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Director Vogel, Assistant Director Johnson and staff met with and his team to tour one of Akron's combined sewer overflow tunnels and discuss the city's plans for water and sewer infrastructure.
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Meet our Southwest Environmental Response & Revitalization staff, who work diligently to oversee the cleanup of historical sites and make sure all facilities in their area are complying within the limits of their permits. #CleaningUpOhio #PublicService
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Lial Catholic School in Lucas County used an Ohio EPA grant to install a water bottle refilling station. Learn how your schools can join the effort to reduce waste & keep one-use plastic bottles out of landfills. Applications due Feb. 3: bit.ly/3XcVxvj
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