what is the leading cause of environmental damage in Ohio's state parks?

Question

I would like to know the to know the leading cause of environmental damage in Ohio's state parks and how are they stoping it?

Answer 1

I live in Ohio. I have noticed that many trees are dying due to Elms disease and they are not removing them, fallen or alive. There is also water pollution killing trees and fish. Summit county dumps massive amounts of sewage into the Cuyahoga river. They do not have any plans to renew their sewage plants. Cuyahoga county has made attempts to clean the water, but by allowing factories to dump chemical waste into the water, those efforts are thwarted. A Judge in Cuyahoga actually did not judge in favor of the EPA's & The Clean Water Act instead siding with the factories doing the polluting. It was in the Plain Dealer. Very distressing. Lake Erie is so polluted in the surrounding areas around the Cuyahoga River outlet that warning signs are posted and to be trusted. If I swim at Huntington or Edgewater I will get either a urinary tract infection or a yeast infection. I have to go almost an hr. away to Cedar Point or Mentor Headlands. Ironically from part of Mentor Headlands you can see the nuclear power plant. Maybe it kills off pollutants.

Answer 2

There is one that is unique to automobiles . It is deadly to trees next to the highway . It is NO2 which lightning also makes in nature . the problem is NO2 is a root fertilizer and on the leaves it will kill the tree. If it rains a lot u may not have this. I did live near the belt way outside of Washington, if u walk under the trees in a slow rain there is son thing washing off the leaves that looks like soap.