The 2018 annual meeting of the Kent Environmental Council covered the following topics in 3 sentences:
The meeting reviewed the Council's activities and accomplishments in 2017, including events held and issues advocated for. It discussed the environmental threats and legislative outlooks at the federal, state, and local levels for 2018. The agenda also included a request from the Portage Parks Foundation, setting priorities for 2018, a treasurer's report, and elections for chair and vice chair positions.
2. Program
ï‚— Welcome
ï‚— 2017 in Review
ï‚— Portage Parks Foundation Request
ï‚— Focus for 2018
 Treasurer’s Report
ï‚— Elections
ï‚¡ Chair and Vice Chair
ï‚— Environmental Threats in 2018: A Legislative and
Bureaucratic Perspective
ï‚¡ Federal
ï‚¡ State
ï‚¡ Local
ï‚¡ Tools
3. 2017 Year in Review
ï‚— Events
ï‚¡ National Public Lands Day!
ï‚¡ Regulatory Accountability Act
ï‚¡ Democracy Day in Kent
ï‚— Actions
ï‚¡ Kent Health and Wellness Center levy
4. 2017 Continued
ï‚— Wins
ï‚¡ Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn!!!
ï‚¡ Climate Action Resolution
ï‚— Losses
ï‚¡ Gene Weninger
ï‚¡ Edith Chase
ï‚¡ Harold Walker
5. Business Meeting
ï‚— Portage Parks Foundation Request
ï‚— Focus for the year- Making Connections
 Treasurer’s Report
ï‚— Elections
ï‚¡ Chair
ï‚¡ Vice Chair
6. Federal Outlook
ï‚— Budget- General theme: Cuts
ï‚¡ Department of Energy
ï‚¡ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association
ï‚¡ United States Geological Survey
ï‚¡ Environmental Protection Agency
ï‚¡ National Aeronautics and Space Administration
ï‚¡ Endangered Species
ï‚¡ UN Climate Dues- BRIGHT SPOT!
ï‚— Proposed, deadline 23 March
8. Federal Actions
ï‚— Comments
ï‚¡ Expansion of Offshore Drilling, deadline 9 March
ï‚¡ Clean Power Plan Repeal and Replacement, deadline 26 April
ï‚¡ Amendment to Appendices I and II of the Convention on
International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
(CITES), deadline 26 March
ï‚¡ National Marine Fisheries Services Draft 2017 Marine Mammal
Stock Assessment Report, deadline 19 March
ï‚¡ Fish and Wildlife Services 5-Year Status Reviews for Endangered and
Threatened Species, deadline 23 March
ï‚— Learn
ï‚¡ National Invasive Species Week
ï‚¡ Draft Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-
2016
ï‚¡ League of Conservation Voters Scorecard
9. Senators Representatives
ï‚¡ Rob Portman (R)
1240 East 9th Street
Room 3061
Cleveland, OH 44199
Phone: 216-522-7095
ï‚¡ Sherrod Brown (D)
801 West Superior Ave.,
Suite 1400
Cleveland, OH 44113
Phone: 216-522-7272
ï‚¡ 13th dist.- Tim Ryan
1030 Tallmadge Ave.
Akron, OH 44310
Phone: (330) 630-7311
ï‚¡ 14th dist.- David Joyce
10075 Ravenna Road
Twinsburg, OH 44087
Phone: (330) 357-4139
ï‚¡ 16th dist.- James Renacci
1 Park Center Drive
Suite 302
Wadsworth, OH 44281
Phone: (330) 334-0040
Contacts
10. State Outlook
ï‚— Legislative Update
ï‚¡ HB 114 (Blessing) - Renewable Energy Standards
ï‚¡ House Bill 239 (Smith/Carfagna) / Senate Bill 155
(Terhar/Peterson) - OVEC Bail Outs
ï‚¡ House Bill 225 (Thompson) - Orphan Well Program
 House Bill 393 (Devitis/O’Brien) / Senate Bill 165
(Dolan/Skindell) - Brine Sales
ï‚¡ Senate Bill 238 (Dolan) - Wind Farm Setbacks
ï‚¡ Senate Joint Resolution 5 (Huffman) - Congressional
Redistricting
11. State Outlook
ï‚— Other
ï‚¡ Lake Erie Impairment Legal Case (Case: 3:17-cv-01514-JJH,
United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio)
12. Senators Representatives
ï‚¡ 18th dist.- John Eklund
1 Capitol Square, 1st Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
(614) 644-7718
ï‚¡ 75th dist.- Kathleen Clyde
77 S. High St
10th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone (614) 466-2004
ï‚¡ 76th dist.- Sarah LaTourette
77 S. High St
14th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone (614) 644-5088
Contacts