The Columbus Community Bill of Right’s Campaign Turns in More Than Double The Signatures Required To Secure Proposed Ordinance On November’s Ballot

A press release from the Columbus Community Bill of Right’s campaign from, June 25th, 2018.

COLUMBUS – The citizen-led Columbus Community Bill of Rights, a city ordinance, restores Columbus citizens’ Rights to protect their water, air and soil from oil & gas drilling, toxic and radioactive waste and infrastructure within the city of Columbus. This city ordinance disallows road spreading of oil & gas produced brines within city limits. Recent reports show these products to contain radium-226 amounts in excess of 500 times the EPA’s drinking water limit. The proposed ordinance also ensures Columbus citizens legal teeth to hold corporations liable for hazardous oil and gas activities from neighboring municipalities should these activities harm the water, air or soil of Columbus. MORE…