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Ohio Supreme Court allows certification of out-of-state wind farms
A dissenting justice accused PUCO of clear violations of state recordkeeping law, but the 5-2 ruling still clears Avangrid to sell wind power from four noncontiguous states.
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Trump administration advances plan to rescind protections for nearly 45 million wild acres
Forest Service and OSU research contradict USDA's wildfire-prevention rationale, and Earthjustice says it plans to sue to block the repeal.
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‘We can no longer see the stars’: Ohioans are fighting a proliferation of data centers
‘Coughing up stuff from my lungs is an ongoing daily occurrence,’ said Joe Fuller, who works in data centers throughout Ohio.
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After a 2-year wait, will Ohio’s largest solar project get the OK?
Madison County's lawyer argues the developer skipped required public review steps, while the OPSB staff says the project should be approved as is.
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Ohio Supreme Court allows Ashville referendum against data center project to move forward
The ruling requires Ohio cities to justify emergency resolutions on data centers, while Pickaway County election officials still must decide if the petition qualifies.
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Ohio U.S. Senate candidates offer contrasting visions for data centers
A Bowling Green poll finds 71% of Ohioans want a construction moratorium, but neither Husted nor Brown has embraced one.
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Wildfire veterans fear federal tactics, extreme fires could put crews at risk
Nine entrapments and four Colorado deaths this year fuel warnings that Trump-era full suppression orders echo a failed 1930s policy.
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Federal government will put 2,840 acres of Ohio’s only national forest out to bid for fracking
Public comments on the September auction close Aug. 17, part of a broader federal plan to lease 40,000 acres of Wayne National Forest for shale drilling.
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Feds advance plan to open 2,800 acres of Ohio’s Wayne National Forest to fracking
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management scheduled a September 2026 lease sale for 2,800 acres of Wayne National Forest, a preserve long sought by the oil and gas industry. This could mean fracking Ohio’s only national forest for the first time.
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Tick season is getting longer. So is the list of states trying to keep up.
CDC data show tick bite ER visits nearly doubled this year as lone star ticks spread, driving a mammal-meat allergy states like Missouri and Oklahoma now require reporting.
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Scotts Miracle-Gro, guilty of federal pesticide crimes in 2012, gives $250K to the super PAC backing Ramaswamy
Whoever wins in November will appoint Ohio's next EPA director, giving Scotts a stake in the race despite its 2012 pesticide conviction.
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Ohio's air turns hazardous. Moreno's answer: sanction Canada — not the climate change fueling the fires
Climate scientists say warming, not arson, is driving Canada's bigger fires, while Moreno's own record includes fossil fuel advocacy that fuels that warming.
