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A Home Energy Fair Offers a Counter Narrative to Cynicism About Climate Change

There are opportunities for local progress on climate, even when the federal government abdicates its role.

By Dan Gearino

A view of the Funk-DeWald Nature Preserve, one of H2Ohio’s wetland restoration projects, in Seneca County, Ohio. Credit: H2Ohio

Ohio Has Invested Millions in Wetlands to Catch Nutrient Runoff From Farms. A New Report Suggests It’s Working.

By Theo Peck-Suzuki

Heavy rain and flooding in April left some streets in Chauncey, Ohio, completely underwater. Credit: Drew Daniels

A Rural Ohio County Embarks on a Project to Prepare for Worsening Floods

By Theo Peck-Suzuki

Great Lakes Microplastics Research Could Inform National and Global Policy

By Sarah Mattalian

A drainage creek near Paul Tomcho’s garden in southeast Ohio overflowed during a massive downpour, knocking down a blueberry net. Tomcho said the ditch grew from 3 to 30 feet wide. Credit: Courtesy of Paul Tomcho

After a Drought Last Year, Ohio Farmers Wished for Rain. Now Downpours Are Destroying Their Crops

By Theo Peck-Suzuki

Why Prices Are Soaring in the Country’s Largest Grid Region, Explained in 5 Charts

By Dan Gearino, Rambo Talabong

PJM Capacity Price Hits Cap as Clean Energy Projects Remain Stalled

By Rambo Talabong

An aerial view of a Lake Erie harmful algal bloom in August 2019. Credit: Zachary Haslick/Aerial Associates Photography for NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory

Efforts to Reduce Toxic Algae in Lake Erie Appear to Be Making Progress. Now They Face State and Federal Cuts

By Theo Peck-Suzuki

Consumers (and a Utility) Get a Win in Ohio, While Data Centers Take the Loss

By Dan Gearino

Truckers Say Oil and Gas Companies Are Violating Hazardous Materials Transport Regulations

By Kiley Bense

What Does the ‘Big Beautiful’ Debate Tell Us About the Politics of the IRA?

By Dan Gearino

After Severe Drought and Storms, Ohio Farmers Fear for Long-Term Soil Health

By Anika Jane Beamer

Are We Doing This Again? Home Efficiency Pros Are Wary as Ohio Gets Federal Rebates, Just a Few Years After State Funding Was Yanked

By Dan Gearino

Executive Orders on Energy and Climate Have Advocates Across the Nation on Edge

By Dan Gearino, Aman Azhar, Amy Green, Dylan Baddour, Jake Bolster, Keerti Gopal, Kiley Bense, Lauren Dalban, Lisa Sorg, Liza Gross, Marianne Lavelle, Nicholas Kusnetz, Phil McKenna

With Republicans Claiming the Senate and Possibly the House, Congress Expected to Reverse Course on Climate

By James Bruggers

Appalachian Hydrogen Hub Plan Struggles Amid Economic Worries, Study Says

By Jon Hurdle

A Data Center Fight Touches on a Big Question: Who Assumes the Financial Risk for the AI Boom?

By Dan Gearino

Rich Piar farms soybeans in Knox County, Ohio. The solar project he hopes will be built on his land. Credit: Sarahbeth Maney/ProPublica

Fossil Fuel Interests Are Working To Kill Solar in One Ohio County. The Hometown Newspaper Is Helping

By Miranda Green, Floodlight; Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica; Priyanjana Bengani, Tow Center for Digital Journalism

Five (and Soon, Maybe Six) of the Country’s 10 Largest Coal Plants Have Retirement Dates

By Dan Gearino

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