ICN Ohio Archives - Inside Climate News

The Year in Climate: Attacks on Science, the Start of Trump’s Second Term and Surging Electricity Demand Foreshadow a Future Filled with Uncertainty

Global inaction on fossil fuel and plastic treaties, the dismantling of federal agencies and regulations and the rapid rise of data centers were just a few of the consequential stories that Inside Climate News tracked in 2025.

By Dan Gearino, ICN Staff

Ohio Farmers Say Regenerative Agriculture Methods Helped Them Survive a Drought. State and Federal Leaders Are Slashing Programs That Fund Them.

By Michael Riojas

An aerial view of the Great Miami River as it flows through a forest in Ohio. Credit: Marli Miller/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Forestry Carbon Credit Programs Have a Poor Track Record. Can a More Refined Approach Fix the Problem?

By Theo Peck-Suzuki

Image shows the Apex landfill exterior sign with flags above it

Ohio Landfills Take Drilling Waste but Don’t Track or Test Much of It

By Julie Grant, The Allegheny Front

Members of America’s Largest Power Grid Can’t Agree on How to Power Data Centers

By Rambo Talabong

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

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

Keep Environmental Journalism Alive

ICN provides award-winning climate coverage free of charge and advertising. We rely on donations from readers like you to keep going.