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Fine particles — toxic specks that research has linked to a variety of ills, including shorter lifespans — aren’t evenly concentrated across the country. Vanderburgh in southwest Indiana has higher...
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Looking to ‘get ahead’ of coal ash issues, utilities support bill for...
Photo credit: Wikipedia commons Utilities are throwing their weight behind an amendment that would give states a bigger role in regulating coal ash disposal WASHINGTON, DC — “On Oct. 17th, utilities...
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Don’t subsidize coal, Consumers’ Counsel, NOPEC, AARP, Ohio Manufacturers’...
The Kyger Creek power plant in Cheshire, Ohio, on the Ohio River began operating in 1955 to make power for a uranium enrichment plant in Piketon, Ohio. Since 2003, the plant, which is owned by a...
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IEEFA Report: ‘National security’ argument for saving 2 power plants is a red...
CLEVELAND — “The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) today published a research brief questioning a bill in the Ohio legislature that would bail out two failing coal-fired...
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Ohio budget amendments: another utility ‘bailout’ and a rollback of wind...
The Ohio Statehouse (Credit: Tlarrow/Creative Commons) COLUMBUS — “Ohio’s budget bill reported out of the Senate Finance Committee Tuesday comes with an amendment that would expressly authorize extra...
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Proposed Ohio subsidy for coal-fired power plants now uncertain
AEP’s Clifty Creek power plant in Madison, Indiana is among the facilities covered under income guarantee plans recently approved by Ohio regulators (Credit: Crowezr / Wikimedia Commons) COLUMBUS — “A...
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Ohio Senate budget bill lets PUCO charge power customers higher rate to keep...
Credit: Tom Knox COLUMBUS — “Ohio’s utility regulator could consider a utility’s credit rating when establishing base rates paid by customers, an apparent nod to FirstEnergy Solutions, the unregulated...
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Ohio decision could put more ratepayers on the hook for old cleanup costs
“Gavel,” a sculpture by Andrew F. Scott, outside the Supreme Court of Ohio (Credit: Sam Howzit / Creative Commons). COLUMBUS — “Critics say an Ohio court decision last week underscores the urgency of a...
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Emails reveal how Duke edited scientific reports on coal ash, coordinated...
Credit: Sky3 / WBTV CHARLOTTE, NC — “Emails and documents obtained by WBTV show senior officials at Duke Energy edited reports prepared by at least one professor hired by the company to prepare...
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Duke Energy seeks base fee increase, undercutting thrift (Opinion)
Shannon Baker-Branstetter CINCINNATI — “You should be able to manage your utility bills by controlling how much energy you use at home. That’s logical and straightforward. But Duke Energy wants to...
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