Environmental Management
The Voinovich School's Environmental Management Program (EMP) supports stewardship of natural resources by providing professional services to agencies, environmental advocates, and research groups in environmental science, planning, monitoring, policy evaluation and implementation, mapping, and development of geographic information systems (GIS).
For questions or work inquiries, please contact:
Jen Bowman
(740) 597-3101
bowmanj2@ohio.edu
Environmental Management Projects
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- Universities Across Ohio Unite for Clean Energy Research, Education, and Innovation
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In 2005, the U.S. Department of Energy was searching for a location for a new project, called FutureGen - the challenge was to design a coal plant that would produce near-zero emissions and sequester any created CO2 that was created underground.
Although Ohio's competitive proposal ultimately was not chosen, it became clear during the process that the state's energy researchers needed to do a better job of communicating.
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- Local efforts focus on pollution reduction and better air quality for our region and beyond
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High on a hill, mere miles from Ohio University’s main campus, is the home of the Athens Supersite air monitoring station. This site, called a supersite because it measures a series of different air pollutants and meteorology, is run through a partnership between Ohio University’s Russ College of Engineering and Technology and the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs.
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- Orange to Blue: Reclaiming Southeastern Ohio's Streams
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If you’ve ever wondered why some streams in southeast Ohio look more orange-colored than blue, you’re not alone. Such color variation distinguishes types of streams from one another and, in the case of the orange water, help to tell the story of how southeast Ohio’s coal mining heritage modified the region’s ecology.A group of researchers at the Voinovich School has been immersed in the subject since 2005, working to develop a better stream classification system for southeast Ohio’s Western Allegheny Plateau eco-region.
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- Abandoned Mine Land (AML) spending creates jobs, revenues
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The Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs recently completed an analysis of the effects of the Abandoned Mine Land (AML) reclamation program spending on Ohio’s economy.The Ohio Department of Natural Resources called upon the School to analyze the current AML data to help determine how the program helps Ohio’s economy through the support and creation of jobs and tax revenues.
The AML project is a joint Federal and State program administered by the ODNR Division of Mineral Resources Management in an attempt to reclaim lands and waters that were adversely affected by abandoned coal mines that were in operation before a federal reclamation law was enacted in 1977.According to the ODNR, Ohio alone houses over 1300 miles of streams that were polluted by acid mine drainage, 119,000 acres of land in need for major reclamations efforts, and polluted domestic water supplies due to abandoned coal mines.
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- Appalachian Watershed Research Group
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The Appalachian Watershed Research Group provides interdisciplinary, high-quality, applications-based watershed research for the benefit of the region. These research projects are designed to provide students with innovative learning opportunities while also solving real-world problems.
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