/tags/sierra-club Sierra Club en-US Copyright Thu, 25 Apr 2024 22:44:07 GMT /2024-04-25/environmentalists-excited-coal-backers-cautious-about-new-epa-rules-on-coal-burning-power-plants New rules from the US Environmental Protection Agency require them to reduce 90% of climate-change causing emissions by 2039, which will affect the four coal burning power plants in Ohio. Thu, 25 Apr 2024 22:44:07 GMT /2024-04-25/environmentalists-excited-coal-backers-cautious-about-new-epa-rules-on-coal-burning-power-plants Karen Kasler /news/2021-02-04/activists-petition-epa-to-enforce-water-standards-for-ohio-river Activists recently petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency to clean up the Ohio River.The petition calls for federally mandated numeric water… Thu, 04 Feb 2021 15:30:59 GMT /news/2021-02-04/activists-petition-epa-to-enforce-water-standards-for-ohio-river Chris Welter /statehouse-news-stories/2018-11-21/ohio-lawmakers-want-to-ban-local-bans-fees-on-plastic-bags Ohio state lawmakers are trying to ban local governments from implementing fees on plastic bags. The legislation is moving through the General Assembly... Wed, 21 Nov 2018 14:53:37 GMT /statehouse-news-stories/2018-11-21/ohio-lawmakers-want-to-ban-local-bans-fees-on-plastic-bags Andy Chow /news/2018-09-21/cleveland-commits-to-100-percent-renewable-energy-by-2050 Cleveland’s 10th Sustainability Summit opened Thursday with the release of the city’s latest plan to deal with climate change.As part of the city’s goal… Fri, 21 Sep 2018 20:36:39 GMT /news/2018-09-21/cleveland-commits-to-100-percent-renewable-energy-by-2050 Elizabeth Miller /news/2018-01-10/federal-regulators-deliver-blow-to-utilities-wanting-subsidies-for-power-plants Ohio utilities are considering their next steps after federal regulators knocked down a measure that would’ve allowed subsidies for struggling power… Wed, 10 Jan 2018 12:38:51 GMT /news/2018-01-10/federal-regulators-deliver-blow-to-utilities-wanting-subsidies-for-power-plants Andy Chow /news/2017-08-11/environmental-groups-say-epa-budget-cuts-could-harm-ohio Environmental advocates are warning Ohioans that the state’s land, air and water are all at risk if the proposed cuts to the U.S. EPA are implemented.A… Fri, 11 Aug 2017 11:45:14 GMT /news/2017-08-11/environmental-groups-say-epa-budget-cuts-could-harm-ohio Andy Chow /news/2017-05-24/under-led-lights-nights-in-columbus-will-bring-a-different-tint Cities around the country are changing colors, from a warm yellow shade to more of an institutional blue. The change comes from above: They're replacing… Wed, 24 May 2017 09:00:00 GMT /news/2017-05-24/under-led-lights-nights-in-columbus-will-bring-a-different-tint /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2017-04-25/rover-pipeline-spill-and-ohios-wetlands The Rover Pipeline, which when completed will run from Washington County in southeast Ohio to Defiance in the northwest, was the source of a major spill.… Tue, 25 Apr 2017 09:00:00 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2017-04-25/rover-pipeline-spill-and-ohios-wetlands /news/2017-03-29/scrapping-green-energy-standards-could-hurt-ohios-solar-jobs-according-to-sierra-club An environmental group says Ohio is 11th among all states in jobs in the solar energy industry. But the group says a vote likely this week in the Ohio… Wed, 29 Mar 2017 12:42:58 GMT /news/2017-03-29/scrapping-green-energy-standards-could-hurt-ohios-solar-jobs-according-to-sierra-club Karen Kasler /news/2016-07-26/firstenergy-selling-closing-more-coal-plants In another sign of a struggling coal industry, one of Ohio’s major utilities is shutting down or selling five more coal units by 2020.The move by… Tue, 26 Jul 2016 12:31:21 GMT /news/2016-07-26/firstenergy-selling-closing-more-coal-plants Andy Chow