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In Appalachia, Fracking Is Not the Job Creator the Industry Claims
Oil and gas production isn’t translating to more jobs for residents of heavily fracked communities, new research shows.
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Ohio Finally Ends Subsidies for Two Scandal-Linked Coal Plants
Under the state’s infamous HB6 law, customers had to pay over half a billion dollars to keep the two 1950s-era plants running. A new law ends the subsidies this month.
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Ohio Supreme Court Weighs High-Stakes Solar Permitting Case
Local government opposition sank a proposed solar farm’s permit. The developer says state regulators failed to consider whether the pushback was rooted in evidence.
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Ohio High Court Races Will Decide Future of State’s Energy Transition and Utility Fairness
Expect judges to weigh questions about siting solar and wind generation, Ohio’s ongoing corruption scandal, refunds for consumers, oil and gas drilling, and more.
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Ohio Coal Plant Subsidies Still a Bad Deal for Ratepayers Despite Growing Generation Demand
Experts say coal plants that are part of bailout bill are likely to remain unprofitable
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Climate Change Contributing to Shift in Lake Erie’s Harmful Algal Blooms
“Blooms are starting earlier. They’re lasting longer. Their peaks are larger. So, by some measures, they’re getting worse”
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Consequences Continue as Bill at Center of Ohio Utility Corruption Scandal Marks Fifth Anniversary
Ratepayers are still paying coal plant subsidies and clean energy standards remain gutted five years after lawmakers passed HB 6, the bailout law at the heart of the largest corruption scandal in state history.
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Cleveland Port’s ‘Electrification Hub’ Expected to Anchor Progress Toward Net-Zero Emissions
The Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority was the first port on the Great Lakes to announce a net-zero emissions goal
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HB 6 Updates: Emails Reveal What Ohio utility Execs Thought About Money-Losing Coal Plants
It appears utility companies knew they were money-losers that cost taxpayers millions
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Court Dismisses Appeal to Block Drilling and Fracking Under Ohio Park and Wildlife Areas
The Ohio Oil and Gas Land Management Commission is expected to begin acting on bids this week
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Cleveland Summit Spotlights Growing Corporate Interest in Clean Energy Projects
Corporate commitments and federal incentives help bolster the business case for clean energy projects, easing the path to getting projects off the ground.
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How a Koch-Linked Group Stalled a Bipartisan Ohio Energy Efficiency Bill at the Last Minute
Just before an expected vote to let Ohio utilities offer voluntary energy saving programs to customers, the Ohio chapter of Americans for Prosperity issued a “key vote alert”