AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoData Center Fight in Ohio: More than 100 Ohioans packed a state hearing on data centers, pushing for a moratorium and warning about environmental harm, rising local costs, and the use of nondisclosure agreements to limit public scrutiny. Drinking Water Legal Threat: Clermont County says it may sue over alleged Beckjord coal ash violations, arguing unlined ponds could threaten drinking water for about 145,000 residents. Local Water Improvements: Hamler council discussed a new granular activated carbon (GAC) facility funded through federal CDBG and EPA support to cut trihalomethanes in drinking water. Wildlife & Fisheries: ODNR is working to reestablish sauger in the Sandusky and Maumee rivers, stocking tens of thousands of young fish after genetic work. Community Nature Projects: Akron’s North Hill students helped design a new community schoolyard (“The Bowl”), and Bay Village launched a “Grand and Glorious Tree” program to boost urban tree canopy stewardship.
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