Ohio Residents Fed Up with Fracking Wastewater
Ohio regulators just approved a controversial injection well. Activists are considering an appeal.
Ohio
Can Shale Gas Rebuild the Region’s Manufacturing Base?
Some are hoping that natural gas can create a plastics industry in the Ohio Valley. Others fear air quality and drinking water will be harmed.
FirstEnergy to Close Bruce Mansfield, State’s Largest Coal-Fired Power Plant
The company would deactivate the Beaver County plant in 2021, but says there's still time for a federal bailout to save its struggling coal plants.
ORSANCO Moves to Eliminate Its Water Quality Standards for The Ohio River
The multi-state commission that protects the Ohio River says its standards are redundant to other state and federal regulations.
Report: Draft Memo Points to Trump Invoking National Security in Bailing Out Coal, Nuclear
The plan could cost ratepayers more in the mid-Atlantic region and guarantee profits for some power plants.
A Clear Divide as Ohio Residents Testify About Ethane Pipeline
Shell’s Falcon Pipeline would run through Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia, transporting the ethane necessary to fuel the cracker plant its building in Western, PA. The cracker creates ethylene, which is used in manufacturing plastics.
Gearing Up for Fight, Ohio Residents Turn to PA Experts
Ohioans are concerned about the impact that all the new well pads, pipelines, compressor stations and diesel truck traffic are having on the environment and the quality of life in their rural communities. What can they learn from what has happened in southwestern Pennsylvania?
Lake Erie’s Toxic Algae Still a Big Problem Despite Voluntary Measures
There’s been no clear decrease in the pollutants feeding persistent algae blooms over the past five years despite billions of dollars in investments to reduce pollution.
FirstEnergy Says it’s Closing Three Nuclear Plants; Seeks Federal Help
The company sites "market challenges." Natural gas and renewable energy have been making up a larger amount of the country’s electric grid, eating into coal and nuclear power.
Ohio River Town Reacts to EPA Settlement to Reduce Manganese in the Air
Residents reaction to a consent decree with a Pittsburgh-based company is mixed, despite a study that linked higher manganese in kids from East Liverpool with lower IQ.
