Cleveland Area Coal Retirements Welcome News for Local Public Health
For Immediate Release Thursday, January 26, 2012Earlier today First Energy announced the retirement of four northeast Ohio coal plants, noting that they are too old to meet modern emissions standards...
View ArticleRenewable power and energy efficiency on the rise in Ohio, report says.
For Immediate Release Thursday, February 16, 2012Columbus, OH—Ohio is on its way to a clean energy future, according to a new report by Environment Ohio, Ohio’s Clean Energy Report Card, Year 2: Wind,...
View ArticleFour out of five Ohioan Live in Areas Hit by Recent Weather Disasters; New...
For Immediate Release Wednesday, March 21, 2012Columbus, OH—After a year that saw many parts of the country hit by scorching heat, devastating wildfires, severe storms and record flooding, a new...
View ArticleNine Million Pounds of Toxic Chemicals Dumped into Ohio’s Waterways
For Immediate Release Thursday, March 22, 2012Cleveland, Ohio—Industrial facilities dumped nine million pounds of toxic chemicals into Ohio’s waterways, making Ohio the 9th worst in the nation,...
View ArticleObama Administration to Protect Americans’ Health by Setting Carbon Pollution...
For Immediate Release Tuesday, March 27, 2012Columbus, OH—The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today proposed historic new limits on carbon pollution from new power plants. Carbon pollution...
View ArticleEnergy Efficient Buildings Would Reduce Global Warming Pollution, Save Ohio...
For Immediate Release Friday, March 30, 2012Columbus, OH - Ohio families could save $340 every year on their electricity bills by 2030 if the government invests in the energy efficiency of our...
View ArticleLake Erie protected from gas drilling
For Immediate Release Wednesday, July 11, 2012Columbus – Environment Ohio praised Governor Kasich’s decision to issue an executive order barring oil and gas drilling in Lake Erie. The group won a...
View ArticleThe Cost of Fracking: Environment Ohio Documents the Dollars Drained by Dirty...
For Immediate Release Thursday, September 20, 2012Firing a new salvo in the ongoing debate over the gas drilling practice known as fracking, Environment Ohio Research & Policy Center today...
View ArticleWind Energy in Ohio Prevents as Much Global Warming Pollution as Taking...
For Immediate Release Wednesday, November 28, 2012Cleveland – As the summer’s unprecedented heat and drought prompt Ohioans to call for action tackling global warming and the rise in extreme weather,...
View ArticleNew report outlines vision for how Cincinnati can become region’s solar...
For Immediate Release Wednesday, December 5, 2012Cincinnati–The solar panels on top of the College Hill Rec Center are not the first to grace Cincinnati’s rooftops and a new report suggests that there...
View ArticlePresident Recommits to Tackling Global Warming in Inaugural Address
For Immediate Release Monday, January 21, 2013COLUMBUS, OH – Minutes ago, President Obama concluded his second inaugural address. Environment Ohio State Policy Advocate Julian Boggs made the following...
View ArticleStudy warns of fracking waste influx
For Immediate Release Thursday, January 24, 2013COLUMBUS – A new report by researchers at Kent State and Duke Universities shows that fracking waste generated in the region has increase 570 percent...
View ArticleYoungstown Fracking Waste Spill Evidence of Broader State Negligence
For Immediate Release Wednesday, February 6, 2013COLUMBUS – A week after the dumping of at least 20,000 gallons of toxic and potentially radioactive fracking waste into the Mahoning River by Hard Rock...
View Article100 Day Anniversary of Superstorm Sandy Marked with Call for Action on Global...
For Immediate Release Wednesday, February 6, 2013Columbus, OH—As communities in New Jersey and New York are still struggling to rebuild 100 days after Superstorm Sandy slammed the Mid-Atlantic,...
View ArticleNew Study: Global temperatures rising faster than ever
For Immediate Release Wednesday, March 13, 2013Columbus, OH—Global temperatures are rising at a faster rate than at any time in the last 11,000 years, according to a new study published today in the...
View ArticleOhio Clean Energy Report Card Highlights Success Stories
For Immediate Release Wednesday, March 20, 2013Columbus, OH—From a solar zoo to an ultra-efficient new high school, Ohio is booming with success stories from its Clean Energy Law passed in 2008,...
View Article72 percent of Ohioans Live in Areas Hit by Recent Weather Disasters; New...
After another year in which many parts of the country were hit by scorching heat, devastating wildfires, crippling drought, severe storms and record flooding, a new Environment Ohio Research &...
View ArticleEnvironment Ohio’s Report Shows Ohio’s Weak Bonding Rules Leave Communities...
Raising new concerns on a little-examined dimension of the fracking debate, Environment Ohio Research & Policy Center today released a report analyzing Ohio’s financial assurance requirements for...
View ArticleOhio Ranks 2nd for Global Warming Pollution from Power Plants
Columbus, Ohio – On the heels of extreme heat waves in 2012 and the power outages that accompanied Hurricane Sandy, a new report from Environment Ohio Research & Policy Center finds that Ohio ranks...
View ArticleFracking by the Numbers: New Report from Environment Ohio Research and Policy...
Youngstown, OH— As many Ohioans consider community bans on drilling and state officials demand disclosure of fracking chemicals, a new report charges that Ohio drilling operations are producing 30...
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