This piece was originally published by Ohio Valley ReSource. One of the country’s largest investor-owned electric utilities, with a large presence in the Ohio Valley, has emerged at the center of a $60 million bribery and racketeering scheme related to Ohio’s controversial energy bill that bailed out several struggling nuclear […]
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‘People Need To Fight It For Everything They’re Worth’: Battles Over Pipelines Are Far From Over
Cancelation of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline project and a judge’s order to shut down the Dakota Access Pipeline injected activists with fresh enthusiasm, but these legal victories are far from being the pipeline’s swan song. Theresa “Red” Terry and her daughter spent 34 days living in the treetops trying to […]
Read MoreAbandoned Coal Plants Are a Huge Opportunity
They’re cavernous, solidly built and often on prime urban land. Now, they’re being reborn as everything from charter schools to solar farms. Before it was shut down in 2013, Nanticoke Generating Station on the Canadian shore of Lake Erie was the largest coal-fired power plant in North America. Built in […]
Read MoreFees Could Go Up By More Than 1,000% For Some Kentucky Food Producers Under New Rule
This piece was originally published by Ohio Valley ReSource. A proposed rule in the Kentucky Department of Public Health would raise the permitting fees for small-scale food producers in the commonwealth. Some producers worry the increase could put them out of business. The regulation would impact 536 food producers and […]
Read MoreInvestor Pulls Out Of Proposed Ohio River Cracker Plant
This article was originally published by the Ohio Valley ReSource. Daelim Chemical USA, a major investment partner in a proposed ethane cracker plant in Belmont County, Ohio, announced on Tuesday that it is exiting the project. In a joint statement with PTTGC America LLC, the Thailand-based company driving the project in the […]
Read MoreEnergy Developers Pull The Plug On The Atlantic Coast Pipeline
Developers of the Atlantic Coast natural gas pipeline announced Sunday they are canceling the project, citing ongoing delays and rising costs. In a news release, Dominion Energy Inc. and Duke Energy Corp. attributed the decision largely to a barrage of legal challenges brought by landowners and conservation groups that have slowed […]
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