Green Issues. ROA has continually been on the cutting edge of the environmental movement. On a local level it has agitated against the use of carcinogens in public projects and moved to ban single use plastic bags; it has acted as advocate for the public by hosting forums and petitioning area politicians to take a positive stand on ecological issues. On the national level it has joined with anti-fracking organizations and climate change spokespeople to spread the word on threats to our food, air and water safety.