OH: Energy Policy
Friday, April 26, 2024
Court issues restraining order against fracking waste-storage facility
Environmental groups say more should be done to protect people's health from what they call toxic, radioactive sludge. A court granted a temporary …
Ohio considers opening 40,000 acres in Wayne National Forest to fracking
Ohio's Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comments - and will answer questions in virtual sessions today and tomorrow, on a draft …
ReImagine Appalachia plans co-ops to kick-start new energy economy
Leaders in Ohio and the other Appalachian states have a plan to turn the regional economy around. Natural resources from the Appalachian region once …
FirstEnergy abandons interim clean energy goals to address climate change
Ohio-based FirstEnergy also comes in "first" to eliminate its short-term 2030 emissions reduction goal amid an ongoing bribery investigation related t…
Advocates propose solutions to stop zombie mines in Ohio, other states
Advocates from coal-mining communities are proposing a roadmap to help address and prevent so-called "zombie mines," - abandoned mine lands on hold in…
Biden’s Climate Corps could bring jobs to Appalachian Ohio
A Biden administration program called the American Climate Corps aims to hire and train 20,000 people in conservation, climate and clean-energy jobs…
Bowling Green, Ohio, residents say costly power plant drives up energy bills
Some residents of Bowling Green, Ohio, are saying the city's main power source, Prairie State Energy Campus in Illinois, is expensive, dirty…
Ohio environmental groups skeptical of carbon-capture rule for public lands
The Biden administration is considering a rule change to allow carbon dioxide from air or industrial processes to be captured and stored in national p…
Federal funding could transform Ohio Valley into a manufacturing hub
Manufacturers in Ohio employ around 12% of the state's workforce, and advocates say the state's Appalachian region could bolster its economy by …
Future of offshore wind in Lake Erie in flux as Icebreaker project shelved
Offshore wind development in the Great Lakes region has had a turbulent history and faced many challenges. Initially considered a promising location …
EV companies call for building heavy-duty vehicle infrastructure
Clean-energy advocates in Ohio and around the country say now is the time for the government to ensure the nation has the medium- and heavy-duty truck…
Report: In Ohio, much industry-produced methane goes to waste
Ohio oil and gas companies wasted $93 million worth of natural gas in 2019, enough to meet the yearly energy demands of the state's most populous …