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A Massive, Trump-Backed Power Plant May Be Too Big to Succeed

A U.S.-Japan partnership could breathe new life into a former nuclear waste remediation site, but analysts see more potential pitfalls than promise.

By Dan Gearino

Ohio Is Where Wind and Solar Projects Go to Die, and Other Findings From New Research on State Permitting

By Dan Gearino

As a Plastic Waste Plant Violates Pollution Rules, Its Owner Makes the Case for a Second Location

By James Bruggers

Two Wildly Different Data Centers Reveal a ‘Fork in the Road’ on How to Meet Electricity Demand

By Dan Gearino

The view shows the river in the foreground, with the town and mountains behind.

Trump Deal for a $33B Gas Megaplant in Ohio Faces Huge Hurdles

By Kathiann M. Kowalski, Canary Media

The Vanishing Next Generation of US-Made EVs

By Dan Gearino

Stacey Greer has been filling jugs of water from her tap in Cadiz, Ohio, to test them for contaminants. Credit: Julie Grant/The Allegheny Front

How Extreme Weather and Aging Infrastructure Led to Months of ‘Musty’ Water in One Ohio Village

By Julie Grant, The Allegheny Front

Why Electricity Bills Are So High—and How the Blowback Could Hit Trump

By Dan Gearino, Marianne Lavelle

A Perplexing Ohio Bill Would Ban Wind, Solar … and Coal?

By Dan Gearino

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

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

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