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

Nobody expects the Buckeye State to ban coal power, but a provision in a bill designed to harm wind and solar may also be an obstacle for building power plants that run on fossil fuels.

By Dan Gearino

 The coal-fired Gavin Power Plant in Cheshire, Ohio. Credit: Stephanie Keith/Getty Images
Jen Walling, chief executive officer of the Illinois Environmental Council, spoke in support of the POWER Act at a press conference in Chicago on Feb. 11. Credit: Keerti Gopal/Inside Climate News

Could a New Illinois Bill Be a Blueprint for Curbing Data Centers’ Climate Impacts?

By Keerti Gopal
An aerial view of data centers in Ashburn, Va. Credit: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

Virginia House Passes Data Center Tax Exemption, With Conditions

By Charles Paullin
Georges Benjamin, executive director of the American Public Health Association, speaks at the Health Action Conference on Jan. 22 in Washington, D.C. The American Public Health Association is among several health organizations involved in the suit. Credit: Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Community Catalyst

Healthcare Professionals, Scientists and Children Sue the EPA for Backtracking on Greenhouse Gas Regulation

By Anika Jane Beamer
The Rio Grande flows through Boquillas del Carmen, Mexico, where people rely on getting supplies from Texas. According to the Customs and Border Protection website, this area is slated for “smart wall” construction. Credit: Martha Pskowski/Inside Climate News

Border Wall Closes in on Big Bend

By Martha Pskowski
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) speaks during a hearing in the Hart Senate Office Building on Feb. 10 in Washington, D.C. Credit: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

Senate Democrats Say Trump’s EPA Curries Corporate Favor By Weakening Air Pollution Standards

By Lisa Sorg
A chimney from the natural gas-fired Linden cogeneration plant is seen in Linden, N.J. Credit: Kena Betancur/VIEWpress

New Jersey’s Balancing Act: Cut Utility Bills Without Derailing Clean Energy

By Rambo Talabong
The ExxonMobil Baytown Refinery is seen on Jan. 13 in Texas. Credit: Brandon Bell/Getty Images

Michigan Tries a New Legal Tactic Against Big Oil, Alleging Antitrust Violations Aimed at Hobbling EVs and Renewable Energy

By Dana Drugmand
Louise Yeung is New York City’s chief climate officer. Credit: Courtesy of the Mayor’s Office for Climate and Environmental Justice

Mamdani’s New Chief Climate Officer Wants to Make New York a ‘Better Place to Live’

By Lauren Dalban
Employees walk into the U.S. Department of Energy building in Washington, D.C. Credit: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

Trump Administration Dropped Controversial Climate Report From Its Decision to Rescind EPA Endangerment Finding

By Dennis Pillion
Chevrolet Equinox EVs sit at a dealership in Southfield, Mich., on Oct. 29, 2025. Credit: Bill Pugliano/Getty Images

The First Casualty of Trump’s Climate Action Repeal: The U.S. EV Transition

By Marianne Lavelle, Dan Gearino
President Donald Trump speaks alongside EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin during an event announcing the rollback of the endangerment finding at the White House on Thursday. Credit: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

‘We Will See Them in Court’: Environmental Lawyers Vow to Challenge Trump’s Repeal of Key Climate Finding

By Kiley Bense
Finless porpoises play in the Yangtze River waters of Yichang City, China, on April 22, 2025. Credit: Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Five Years Into a Fishing Ban, the Yangtze River Is Teeming With Life

By Johnny Sturgeon
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore visits the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 22 in Washington, D.C. Credit: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images

Maryland Environmentalists Face Awkward Choice: Support Moore’s Budget Raid or Fight for Climate Goals

By Aman Azhar
Smoke emits from the stacks of ABC Coke in Jefferson County, Alabama. Credit: Lee Hedgepeth/Inside Climate News

Citing National Security, Trump Has Abandoned Fenceline Monitoring at Coke Ovens

By Lee Hedgepeth
StarPet, a plastics plant in Asheboro, sends wastewater containing 1,4-dioxane to the city's treatment plant, which in turn discharges it into rivers and streams that are drinking water supplies. Credit: Lisa Sorg/Inside Climate News

N.C. Judge Upholds the State’s Limits on 1,4-Dioxane Pollution in Utilities’ Wastewater

By Lisa Sorg
The photo in the White House shows other administration officials and coal miners.

As the Trump EPA Prepares to Revoke Key Legal Finding on Climate Change, What Happens Next?

By Marianne Lavelle
Talen Energy’s Montour County power plant. Credit: Talen Energy

Pennsylvania County Denies Rezoning Plan That Would Have Allowed a Data Center

By Jon Hurdle
A wood stork carries fresh nesting material across the Wakodahatchee Wetlands on Jan. 21 in Delray Beach, Fla. Credit: Ronen Tivony/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Trump Administration to Finalize Protections for 11 South Florida Plants and Animals

By Amy Green

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