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![Molly McKenzie Nichols with the Ohio Sierra Club's Beyond Coal campaign speaks to activists gathered in the lobby of the building housing the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/download-3-e1680728118221-900x422.webp)
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
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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
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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
![Rep. Dave Dobos, a Columbus-area Republican, sitting in the House chamber at the Ohio Statehouse](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/AP23095506373708-e1680724988882-900x422.jpg)
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
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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
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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
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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
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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