Ohioans for Health, Environment and Justice

Ohio Enviromental Justice Forums

Through these community forums, hundreds of Ohioans are joining the conversation about the need for an environmental justice policy in Ohio. This work has taken us on a year-long journey - traveling to communities threatened by environmental health risks to hear what the people want in an environmental justice policy.We continue to hold public forums around the state gathering ideas for policy recommendations and strategies to implement needed change. We have carried these ideas from meeting to meeting, in a rolling conversation by which ideas are generated and energy is built - like a train powering down the tracks.

The ideas gathered will create the foundation for a draft environmental justice policy. In 2008, we will present the draft environmental justice policy in open public meetings where Ohio’s citizens and state and local lawmakers can work together to craft a strong and effective environmental justice policy for all of Ohio’s communities.