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Climate politics heat up Ohio's role as an electoral battleground

With Ohio shaping up to once again be a battleground state for this year’s presidential election, contrasts on energy and climate policy could affect whether Democrats or Republicans win the state’s 18 votes in the Electoral College.

By Kathiann M. Kowalski . 1 August 2016
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Ohio city's energy financing tool could be start of regional trend

The city of Columbus, Ohio, has enacted a new energy-friendly funding tool that's already been harnessed by one local property owner, marking a green overhaul that financing platform proponents say is the start of a regional trend.

By Douglas J. Guth . 1 August 2016
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As FirstEnergy announces closures, 'bailout' request keeps growing

Despite announcing the closure of four units at an Ohio coal plant, the amount of money FirstEnergy could recover from customers in new charges has now ballooned to more than $8 billion.

By Kathiann M. Kowalski . 28 July 2016
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New program helps hospitals advance solar beyond their campuses

As health care providers seek to expand clean energy, a new program will help them overcome the space limitations of their campuses.

By Kevin Featherly . 27 July 2016
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Restrictive new law will harm Poland’s wind industry, advocates say

A new law that took effect in Poland earlier this month could kill growing competition from land-based wind farms by expanding setback requirements tenfold and increasing tax burdens, clean energy advocates say.

By Kathiann M. Kowalski . 26 July 2016
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At convention, some Republicans seek a path forward on clean energy

While the Republican platform leans heavily toward fossil fuels, a growing group of "eco-rights" are pushing for conservative policy solutions to climate change.

By Kathiann M. Kowalski . 19 July 2016
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In Poland, efforts to rescue coal industry will likely come up short

As it is in Ohio and elsewhere in the United States, the coal industry in Poland is declining amid economic and environmental pressures. And the industry’s political and cultural importance is prompting state action to save it.

By Kathiann M. Kowalski . 12 July 2016
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Advocates weigh in with federal regulators on FirstEnergy plan

Environmental and consumer advocates joined with energy companies last week in asking federal regulators to reject FirstEnergy’s revised plan to impose a mandatory surcharge on all of its utility distribution customers in Ohio.

By Kathiann M. Kowalski . 24 June 2016
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Annual Ohio tour reaches out to state lawmakers on clean energy

Organizers of an annual clean energy tour in Ohio this weekend are hoping to use the event to persuade state lawmakers of the sector’s economic importance.

By Kathiann M. Kowalski . 3 June 2016
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Advocates: Language in Ohio bill would 'basically shut down' solar

A bill to extend the “freeze” of Ohio's renewable energy and efficiency standards also contains provisions that would undermine solar growth in the state, advocates say.

By Karen Uhlenhuth . 23 May 2016