EPA to target top Ohio polluters
BY Paul Kostyu
The Canton Repository
COLUMBUS - For too long Ohio has rated too high among states in the release of toxic emissions, according to the director of the Ohio EPA.
On the 35th anniversary of the agency, Chris Korleski, an Alliance native, announced an initiative he’s calling Tox Minus.
“Every year, Ohio is very, very high on the (federal) Toxic Release Inventory list, especially with air issues,” he told staff at an agency-wide meeting today. “That ain’t helping. That isn’t helping public health; it isn’t helping the public perception of the agency; it isn’t helping economic development. No one wants to invest in a dirty state.”...Read more.
The Canton Repository
COLUMBUS - For too long Ohio has rated too high among states in the release of toxic emissions, according to the director of the Ohio EPA.
On the 35th anniversary of the agency, Chris Korleski, an Alliance native, announced an initiative he’s calling Tox Minus.
“Every year, Ohio is very, very high on the (federal) Toxic Release Inventory list, especially with air issues,” he told staff at an agency-wide meeting today. “That ain’t helping. That isn’t helping public health; it isn’t helping the public perception of the agency; it isn’t helping economic development. No one wants to invest in a dirty state.”...Read more.
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