Editing Columbus, Ohio (section)

==Environment==
The City of Columbus has focused on reducing its [[Human impact on the environment|environmental impact]] and [[carbon footprint]]. In 2020, a citywide ballot measure was approved, giving Columbus an [[electricity aggregation]] plan which will supply it with [[100% renewable energy]] by the start of 2023. Its vendor, AEP Energy, plans to construct new wind and solar farms in Ohio to help supply the electricity.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/politics/government/2020/11/03/election-results-columbus-issue-1-green-energy-electricity-plan/6085061002/ |title=Election results: Voters approve Columbus Issue 1 on energy |publisher=Dispatch.com |date= |accessdate=February 25, 2021 |archive-date=November 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201104081720/https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/politics/government/2020/11/03/election-results-columbus-issue-1-green-energy-electricity-plan/6085061002/ |url-status=live }}</ref><!--water purity and availability, air quality, environmental revitalization (Scioto River and Mile, Olentangy, IBAs, Metro Parks)-->

The largest sources of pollution in the county, as of 2019, are Ohio State University's McCracken Power Plant, the landfill operated by the [[Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio]] (SWACO) and the [[Anheuser-Busch]] Columbus Brewery. Anheuser-Busch has a company-wide goal of reducing emissions by 25% by 2025. Ohio State plans to construct a new heat and power plant, also powered by fossil fuels, but set to reduce emissions by about 30%. SWACO manages to capture 75% of its [[methane emissions]] to use in producing energy, and is looking to reduce emissions further.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/environment/2020/11/26/ohio-state-landfill-among-largest-greenhouse-gas-emitters-franklin-county-ohio-climate-change/3778192001/ |title=Ohio State, landfill among largest greenhouse gas emitters in Franklin County |publisher=Dispatch.com |date= |accessdate=February 25, 2021 |archive-date=January 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123225531/https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/environment/2020/11/26/ohio-state-landfill-among-largest-greenhouse-gas-emitters-franklin-county-ohio-climate-change/3778192001/ |url-status=live }}</ref>