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The head of Ohio's controversial economic development authority will be deposed in a suit over one of the biggest scandals in state history.

David Stevenson, who led a national campaign against offshore wind power for the Delaware-based Caesar Rodney Institute, is now fighting land-based solar and wind farms and promoting fossil fuels and ...

David Stevenson, who led a national campaign against offshore wind power for the Delaware-based Caesar Rodney Institute, is now fighting land-based solar and wind farms and promoting fossil fuels and ...

Two fired FirstEnergy Corp. executives whose initial prosecutions in the state’s long-running $60 million bribery scandal ended in mistrial earlier this year have been reindicted

FirstEnergy has asked Ohio regulators for a increase that could boost average residential customer bills by about $100 more next year — and nearly $180 more per year within three years.

Six of Ohio’s largest investor-owned electric and gas utilities contributed more than $2 million to the Republican Governors Association and Democratic Governors Association since January of last year...

We knew everything we needed to know, and nothing stood in our way. Nothing, that is, except ourselves. A tragedy in two acts.

Six of Ohio’s largest investor-owned electric and gas utilities contributed more than $2 million to the Republican Governors Association and Democratic Governors Association since January of last year...

Fort Drum is just the latest military base to become the subject of overblown claims by wind power opponents with ties to fossil fuel interests.

Richland County Commissioner Darrell Banks emailed a GOP political consultant that he would “not be surprised if there is a cross burning in my future” shortly after voting last summer to ban wind and...

The historic criminal trial of two former FirstEnergy executives ended with a deadlocked jury and mistrial. Now, they’re set to stand trial for a second time on the same state criminal charges…

Richland County voters are deciding whether to reject a wind and solar ban. Organizations linked to pro-gas interests have given money to keep it in place.

Trump's comments came after ​weeks of asserting that the spike in prices is a short-term phenomenon.

Richland County blocked large-scale renewables in most townships. Voters now have a rare opportunity to overturn that policy at the ballot box.

The industry group pays politicians to convince voters that natural gas is the “most affordable and reliable energy source.”

The industry group pays politicians to convince voters that natural gas is the “most affordable and reliable energy source.”

AEP CEO Bill Fehrman’s total compensation in his first full year totaled nearly $11 million more than Central Ohio’s highest-paid leader at a public company.

Lawmakers are considering legislation that would prohibit utilities from passing on rate case expenses to their customers. Instead, the utility would foot the bill, taking the money out of its shareho...

Learn to navigate ProPublica's database of Trump appointees' financial disclosures and potential conflicts of interest.

'Everyone was disappointed that we didn't come to a verdict,' juror Mark Baughman said after the announcement.

See how much of your monthly electric bill goes to your utility's profits. An interactive tool from the Energy and Policy Institute.

New report finds utility companies have made billions of dollars in profit since 2021 and utility profit margins are climbing higher.

ProPublica is releasing a trove of disclosure records that detail the finances of more than 1,500 Trump appointees, including former lobbyists, industry executives and at least a dozen officials who d...

Major fossil fuel companies and special interest groups have worked for years to block efforts to reduce carbon pollution. They continue to do so today.

In DeSmog’s Koch Network Database, you can browse our extensive research on the individuals and organizations linked to Charles Koch or other members of the Koch family, Koch Industries, and related e...

Chris Wright is the CEO of Liberty Energy and Donald Trump's nominee for Energy Secretary. He's also a member of Charles Koch's political donor network.

FirstEnergy wants the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio to relax reliability standards to give them more time to fix the problem when there’s a power ...