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As data centers swell in Ohio, facilities strain electric and water services
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOUB) — Central Ohio has become a big hub for data center facilities, but they have the potential to put serious strain on the electric grid and other… Read More
The Biden administration offers $6 billion to slash emissions in industrial facilities
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration announced $6 billion in funding Monday for projects that will slash emissions from the industrial sector — the largest-ever U.S. investment to decarbonize domestic… Read More
Energy agency announces $475M in funding for clean energy projects on mine land sites
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Biden administration pumped more money into clean energy projects Thursday, announcing up to $475 million in federal funding for projects in five states — including the political… Read More
Natural gas bills in Ohio could increase under a Republican-backed law signed by DeWine
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill into law that blocks Ohio agencies from enacting clean air standards in regard to cars, but a late… Read More
2023 In Review: An ex-speaker and a GOP chair convicted, while new charges come in the Ohio nuclear bailout scandal
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — 2023 had a trial that had it all – money, power, secret recordings and a man who’d been one of the most powerful people… Read More
A uranium enrichment plant in Piketon has plans to become an energy hub for the region and beyond
PIKETON, Ohio (WOUB) — After undergoing 13 years of cleanup, a former uranium enrichment plant in Piketon is being repurposed as an alternative energy hub and manufacturing facility. As part… Read More
Coal-producing West Virginia is converting an entire school system to solar power
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — An entire county school system in coal-producing West Virginia is going solar, representing what a developer and U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin’s office touted on Wednesday as… Read More
Ohio’s House votes to stop the state from banning gas-only car sales, even though that’s never been proposed
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Senate will consider a bill to ban the state from demanding vehicles sold in Ohio meet clean air standards tougher than the federal… Read More
How gas utilities used tobacco tactics to avoid gas stove regulations
Updated October 17, 2023 at 5:02 AM ET WASHINGTON (NPR) — In the late 1960s, natural gas utilities launched “Operation Attack,” a bold marketing campaign to bring lots more gas… Read More
Biden awards $7 billion for clean hydrogen hubs across the country to help replace fossil fuels
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has selected clean-energy projects from Pennsylvania to California for a $7 billion program to kickstart development and production of hydrogen fuel, a key component of… Read More
Piketon is poised to again become a nuclear hub with the launch of a uranium enrichment plant
PIKETON, (Ohio) – With the flip of three switches, 16 giant cylinders lined neatly in a row came to life and began enriching uranium that will fuel the next generation… Read More
Advocates see a bright future for large-scale solar projects in Ohio
YELLOWBUD, Ohio (WOSU) — Allen Hull has spent almost all of his life in Yellowbud, Ohio, as a third-generation paper mill employee. After 32 years, he switched careers – to… Read More
Panel allows drilling on some Ohio-owned lands but delays vote on leases in state parks
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — As dozens of anti-fracking activists watched, an Ohio Department of Natural Resources panel voted to let companies bid on rights for drilling in four… Read More
Ohio Democrats are backing bills for energy companies to change how they conduct business
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Democrats in the Ohio Legislature want to make changes to the state’s energy policy regarding energy companies. Those changes include limiting how energy companies… Read More
A year in, landmark U.S. climate policy drives energy transition but hurdles remain
WASHINGTON (NPR) — A year ago, Sonia Aggarwal watched from home as the votes came in on the U.S. Senate floor. Aggarwal was working as a White House aide, advising… Read More
A Houston energy firm plans to produce clean hydrogen with natural gas at West Virginia facility
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A Houston energy transition company is planning a $2 billion investment to produce clean hydrogen with natural gas in West Virginia, a project estimated to create… Read More
FirstEnergy CEO talks about coming out of Ohio’s huge bailout scandal and facing the future
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The new CEO of FirstEnergy says the company is putting the nuclear power plant bailout scandal behind it. FirstEnergy’s new boss is talking about what’s… Read More
A West Coast startup wants to build two nuclear power plants in southeast Ohio
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A California company plans to build two small-scale nuclear power plants near Piketon that will operate under a new model compared with traditional plants. If the… Read More
Environmental activists say Ohio utility regulators could halt fees for two coal-fired plants
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
The EPA proposes tighter limits on toxic emissions from coal-fired power plants
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
Biden’s complex relationship with oil and gas, despite campaign promises
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
The EPA’s new ‘good neighbor’ rule targets downwind pollution by power plants
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new “good neighbor” rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency will restrict smokestack emissions from power plants and other industrial sources that burden downwind areas with… Read More
The current hurdles to putting more electric vehicles on the road
WASHINGTON (NewsHour) — In last week’s State of the Union, President Biden reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to get more electric vehicles in American driveways. It’s estimated that half of all new… Read More
Sen. Manchin pushes to delay tax credits for electric vehicles
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ratcheting up his criticism, Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin on Wednesday moved to delay new tax credits for electric vehicles, a key feature of President Joe Biden’s landmark climate law…. Read More
Two controversial Ohio bills on oil and gas drilling and election laws both signed
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The state is facing a lawsuit over a bill signed on Friday that makes big changes in Ohio’s voting laws. Gov. Mike Dewine signed… Read More
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