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Richard
Review for Ohio Citizen Action, Cleveland, OH, USA
In Marietta, Ohio, we lived with Manganese exposures that were many times a level considered safe for residents. This metal is a neurotoxin and the very young and very old are put at risk for neurological damage: a reduced ability to learn for the young and Parkinson's for the old. This went on for many years with the residents unable to gain traction to make changes at the plant to reduce these exposures. Ohio Citizen Action was able to organize the effort and within a couple years was able to get a committment from the plant to invest $150 million to address emissions and modernize the plant. I was amazed at their success and remain so to this day. We could not have done this without them.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
Their campaign in Marietta, Ohio around the Eramet manganese smelters.
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
Improve their abiltiy to reach more remote areas like Marietta in order to improve their impact on the State.
