[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 154 (Thursday, November 4, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2267-E2268]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               IN HONOR OF THE OHIO ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL

                                 ______
                                 

                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, November 4, 1999

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of the Ohio 
Environmental Council on their 30th Anniversary. I am honored to join 
them in their anniversary celebration being held on December 4, 1999.
  The Ohio Environmental Council is a non-profit advocacy organization 
committed to solving the ecological problems in the state of Ohio. They 
have dedicated the last 30 years

[[Page E2268]]

to advocating for clean air, safe water and conservation of our natural 
resources in Ohio. They have truly carried out their mission ``to 
inform, unite and empower all Ohio citizens to protect the environment 
and conserve natural resources.''
  The OEC has made tremendous efforts to be a leader in some recent 
environmental issues. The organization is helping the effort to correct 
a terrible situation of a public school that was built upon a toxic-
laced former Army dump. Several graduates have leukemia and others have 
been diagnosed with other forms of cancer. The state health department 
acknowledged that the number of graduates with leukemia was 
statistically significant. The Ohio Environmental Council most recently 
has led the effort to save the Wayne National Forest and the plethora 
of benefits it offers.
  The OEC has spent the last 30 years informing communities about 
environmental threats and uniting them around opportunities to help 
protect Ohio's natural environment. They have made tremendous 
improvements to better the air we breathe and water we drink.
  My fellow colleagues, please join me in honoring the Ohio 
Environmental Council for their tremendous efforts to improve the 
environment for the state of Ohio.

                          ____________________