Supreme Court Overturns Chevron: Implications for Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG)
Today marks a significant shift in the legal landscape as the Supreme Court overruled the precedent set by Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense […]
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EPA spends $21B, puts drinking water standards on forever chemicals
Legally enforceable drinking water standards related to what are commonly known as forever chemicals have been given by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency along with funding.
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Ohio’s Lost Opportunity: How An Economic Development Subsidy is Failing to Help Disinvested Communities
A massive tax break for the wealthy, touted as a way to drive prosperity to poor and left-behind places, has instead throughout Ohio driven more gentrification in a few select urban areas, a new Good Jobs First analysis has found.
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State regulators OK huge Ohio solar plant
State regulators have greenlit a 6,050-acre solar farm in Madison County. The Oak Run project includes agrivoltaics and will greatly benefit local economies and governments.
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After a massive bee kill, a scientist challenges pesticide policies
In 2016, Judy Wu-Smart’s flourishing career took a drastic turn when her bee colonies began experiencing catastrophic die-offs, prompting Wu-Smart to question and challenge existing pesticide policies.
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NTSB: East Palestine explosion unnecessary
NTSB Chair admits incomplete information given before chemical explosion from Ohio train derailment; Senator Vance expresses concern for potential poisoning of the area.
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Adams County Commissioners pass resolution restricting large solar farms
Adams County citizens recently commented at a commissioner’s meeting concerning restrictions on large-scale wind and solar farms.
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Ohio panel greenlights fracking under state park, wildlife areas
The Oil and Gas and Land Management Commission voted Monday to award fracking rights for several state-owned parcels of land, including Salt […]
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OSBC Testifies in Opposition to Senate Bill 137 that seeks to ban Ranked Choice Voting in Ohio
OSBC Testimony on behalf of Business for Democracy Ohio Coalition
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Cuyahoga County Approves Work on Microgrid Utility Project Moving Forward
Cuyahoga Green Energy’s community microgrids will serve multiple interconnected customers.
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Does Your Community Want Its Own Home-Grown Investment Fund?
A new webinar series on best practices in community investing.
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House Bill 4 threatens freedom of speech and Ohio environmental progress: Tinu Okotore
Published in Cleveland.com on Feb. 7, 2024 COLUMBUS, Ohio — A legislative proposal in Ohio, House Bill 4, challenges the intersection between […]
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