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Environmental activists say Ohio utility regulators could halt fees for two coal-fired plants
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Environmental activists are calling on the state’s utility regulators to take action they said is allowed under the nuclear power plant bailout law that… Read More

Johnson & Johnson proposes paying $8.9 billion to settle talcum powder lawsuits
By: Associated Press
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NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — Johnson & Johnson is earmarking nearly $9 billion to cover allegations that its baby power containing talc caused cancer, more than quadrupling the amount that… Read More

The EPA proposes tighter limits on toxic emissions from coal-fired power plants
By: Associated Press
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is tightening rules that limit emissions of mercury and other harmful pollutants from coal-fired power plants, updating standards imposed more than a decade… Read More

An Ohio Republican lawmaker falsely claims to be a MIT graduate
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A freshman state lawmaker in Ohio falsely claimed to have graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, according to the prestigious university, and he has stepped… Read More

Joan Lynch describes workforce trends and solutions
Our return guest is Joan Lynch, a prize-winning producer and Chief Content Officer of WorkingNation. That’s a non-profit journalism and media company that brings attention to issues impacting the workforce,… Read More

Lana Del Rey’s ambitious new album is her riskiest to date
By: Ken Tucker I NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) – Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd. is filled with dense compositions about family lore and romantic entanglements. Listen to Ken Tucker’s interview of… Read More

Biden’s complex relationship with oil and gas, despite campaign promises
By: John Yang | Winston Wilde | Kaisha Young | PBS NewsHour
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WASHINGTON (NewsHour) — In 2020, Joe Biden promised to move the U.S. away from fossil fuels. But the Biden administration has a complicated relationship with the oil and gas industry. It… Read More

DeWine declines to comment on the latest effort to overturn Ohio’s death penalty
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A bill to end the death penalty has been proposed many times in Ohio, and the one that was recently introduced in the Senate… Read More