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Conservation groups and soil-and-water districts back H2Ohio investments in HB 96
Summary
The Nature Conservancy, Ohio Environmental Council Action Fund and the Ohio Federation of Soil and Water Conservation Districts told the House Agriculture Committee they support funding in HB 96 for H2Ohio and related conservation work, and asked for sustained funding and adjustments to state matching for local districts.
Representatives of conservation organizations and Ohio’s soil-and-water districts urged the House Agriculture Committee to secure and sustain funding for H2Ohio and related conservation programs in the biennial operating budget.
Mary Terosi, director of policy and government relations for The Nature Conservancy in Ohio, praised Governor DeWine’s proposed investments in programs the organization said protect land and improve water quality. Terosi told the committee H2Ohio has enrolled more than 3,200 farmers and more…
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