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Clean energy/enviro attorney & advocate | Director of Case Western Environmental Law Clinic | OhioEnviro alum | Columbus Crew 🖤💛⚽️ & Cleveland Guardians ⚾️ fan | Views are my own

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PM2.5 Kills ~9 Million People Each Year Worldwide @tkovach.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
When you're reading @aripeskoe.bsky.social's report on data centers and utility costs and it says "In 2023, companies began developing facilities that will consume hundreds of megawatts of power, as much as the city of Cleveland"
Leo DiCaprio as Rick Dalton in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. He sits in a living room and points with his left hand while holding a beer and cigarette in his left hand
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PM2.5 Kills ~9 Million People Each Year Worldwide @tkovach.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
If you're wondering, "hey, is climate change implicated in this horrible wildfire smoke event?", the answer is yes.
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Randi @leppla.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Unfortunately Cuyahoga County has yet again failed in every category in the 2026 #AmericanLungAssociation State of the Air report. Ozone and particulate matter impact the health of our community and we have to do more to fix it. www.lung.org/research/sot...
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Get the State of the Air report card for the air quality in Ohio including high ozone days, particle pollution and groups at risk.
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Randi @leppla.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
SCOTUS got something right! www.dispatch.com/story/news/p...
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U.S. Supreme Court won't reverse Larry Householder's bribery conviction
The U.S. Supreme Court won't weigh in on the bribery conviction of former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder, ending a six-year legal saga that sent the former top Republican leader to prison for 20...
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Canary Media Inc. @canarymedia.com · 25/04/2026
A group fighting to uphold an Ohio county’s renewable energy ban has significant ties to fossil fuel promoters. www.canarymedia.com/articles/politi…
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Fossil fuel promoters tied to campaign to keep Ohio county renewable…
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.
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Randi @leppla.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
“Noga couldn’t help but joke about the potential injury report implications: “That would be the all time greatest reason to end up on the injured list. Why a player is going to miss 10 days or go on the 60 day injured list: broadsword.”” LET’S GO GUARDS! ⚾️ www.cleveland.com/guardians/20...
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From Medieval Times to the major leagues: The wild origin story behind Cleveland’s knight helmet home run celebration
Cleveland's new home run helmet and post-game broadsword celebration originated from spring training team bonding dinner.
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Randi @leppla.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
This is insane
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Randi @leppla.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Solar and EVs help countries weather energy crisis with Iran war www.npr.org/2026/03/16/n...
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Oil and gas prices are soaring. Some countries are ready with solar panels and EVs
As an energy crisis grows, some countries are more prepared because of renewable energy and electric vehicles. Pakistan reduced its reliance on imported natural gas because of the growth of solar.
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Canary Media Inc. @canarymedia.com · 15/02/2026
This Ohio bill would effectively ban solar and wind development in the state. It’s just one of dozens of state and local renewables bans popping up nationwide.
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A new Ohio bill could be a de facto statewide ban on solar and wind
The state is mulling a bill that calls for all new generation to be “affordable, reliable, and clean” — but its strained definitions would exclude…
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Randi @leppla.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
The Cleveland Air Quality Coalition convened last week to call on the @cityofcleveland.bsky.social and @clecitycouncil.bsky.social to protect residents' health by updating the air quality ordinance for the first time since 1977. signalcleveland.org/cleveland-ad...
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Pressure grows to update Cleveland's air pollution standards
Cleveland's health department proposed new rules governing air quality last year, but council has not held a hearing on the legislation.
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Randi @leppla.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Important letter from Yvonka Hall with Northeast Ohio Community Resilience Centre urging @clecitycouncil.bsky.social to update the @cityofcleveland.bsky.social's air quality codes to protect Clevelanders' health. cleveland.com/letters/2026...
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Outdated air quality codes negatively affect Clevelanders’ health
Failing to update air-quality standards in the city of Cleveland would leave African American communities vulnerable and thus shorten lives, writes Yvonka M. Hall, of Cleveland, CEO of the Northeast O...
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 14/01/2026
The Grid and the Scam.
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Randi @leppla.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
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Environmental advocates sue Ohio for the rights to enforce clean air rules
Environmental advocates are challenging the legality of the state’s decision to roll back tools Ohioans have used for decades to fight air pollution.
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Save Ohio Parks @saveohioparks.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Marietta injection wells approved under old, laxer rules despite 6 wells shut down for oil and gas migration that threatened local water supplies. @athensindy.bsky.social: bit.ly/4mBDhHY Lawmakers know this, yet continue to fail Ohio. @ohdems.bsky.social @butlercountydemsoh.bsky.social
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ODNR using old rules on new injection wells tied to state senator – Athens County Independent
Tighter rules for new fracking injection wells weren’t applied to multiple applications from a company formerly headed by an Ohio senator who chairs the Energy Committee.
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Randi @leppla.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Check out the Cleveland Air Quality Coalition to help improve our air and strengthen protections for Cleveland! www.cleairquality.org
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Cleveland Air Quality Coalition
Cleveland Air Quality Coalition
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ACLU @aclu.org · 08/09/2025
This Supreme Court order puts people at grave risk, allowing federal agents in Southern California to target individuals because of their race, how they speak, the jobs they work, or just being at a bus stop or the car wash when ICE agents decide to raid a place.
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Corey O'Neill @coreyoneill.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
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Save Ohio Parks @saveohioparks.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Marietta city council president and Sen. Brian Chavez clash over oil-and-gas wastewater brine danger concerns to local drinking water. Conflict-of-interest charges leveled, too. @signalohio.bsky.social: bit.ly/3HArJWU @davidpepperoh.bsky.social @repgreglandsman.bsky.social @kentksmith.bsky.social
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Ohio politician's fracking waste business is ‘dangerous', official says
Marietta is fighting a fifth fracking waste injection well planned near its drinking water source. The conflict got personal at GOP meeting.
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Randi @leppla.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
@sustainableytown.bsky.social held a townhall last night continuing their fight against a proposed pyrolysis plant in downtown Youngstown. Learn more here: www.wkbn.com/news/local-n...
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Randi @leppla.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
How climate change could force FIFA to rethink the World Cup calendar apnews.com/article/socc...
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How climate change could force FIFA to rethink the World Cup calendar
Soccer faces growing challenges from extreme heat, as seen during the FIFA Club World Cup in the U.S. this summer.
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Randi @leppla.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
The Ohio legislature continues dismantling enviro health protections for communities. To the contrary of Sen Rulli's comment, a healthy economy and workforce can and must work together with enviro protections. There is no economy or workforce without healthy people. signalohio.org/state-budget...
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State budget kills a 50-year-old clean air law in Ohio  - Signal Ohio
Ohio’s new budget kills a decades-old rule that gives neighbors of industrial scale air polluters powers to sue over threats to public safety.
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Randi @leppla.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
“But one local advocacy group – the Cleveland Air Quality Coalition—asked the admin to make the rules stricter. A major request… is to add language that will trigger [… denial of] requests for… permits in certain areas… already heavily burdened with pollution.” signalcleveland.org/cleveland-cl...
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Cleveland-Cliffs wants changes to city’s proposed air pollution regulations
Cleveland's Department of Public Health says it's currently in talks with the Cleveland-Cliffs about the air pollution regulations.
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Randi @leppla.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Feds chop enforcement staff and halt rules meant to curb black lung in coal miners | CNN www.cnn.com/2025/05/26/h...
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Feds chop enforcement staff and halt rules meant to curb black lung in coal miners | CNN
In early April, President Donald Trump gathered dozens of hard-hat-clad coal miners around him in the White House East Room. He joked about arm-wrestling them and announced he was signing executive or...
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NPR @npr.org · 22/05/2025
The Senate parliamentarian advised lawmakers that they couldn't use the Congressional Review Act to revoke California's right to set vehicle standards. But they did it anyway. Expect a legal fight.
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Senate overrules parliamentarian and votes to undo California EV rule
The Senate parliamentarian advised lawmakers that they couldn't use the Congressional Review Act to revoke California's right to set vehicle standards. But they did it anyway. Expect a legal fight.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Federal scientists will stop updating the NOAA list of billion-dollar weather disasters. The list, which had grown rapidly in recent years, reflected both worsening extreme weather and expanding development nationwide.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 07/05/2025
1/ For ProPublica’s “Life of the Mother” series, winner of the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for public service, we reported on five pregnant women who died after not receiving timely medical care in states with strict abortion bans. These are their stories 🧵
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Earthjustice @earthjustice.org · 25/04/2025
Yesterday, the Dept. of the Interior (DOI) announced it will implement emergency permitting procedures to fast-track the approval of fossil fuel, mining, and other projects. Using President Trump’s National Energy Emergency declaration, DOI will shorten processes that take 1-2 years to a few weeks.
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Randi @leppla.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Cleveland was again ranked one of the worst cities in the nation for year-round particle pollution by @lungusa.bsky.social's 2025 “State of the Air” report. www.lung.org/media/press-...
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New Report: Cleveland Ranked 9th Most Polluted Area in the U.S.
American Lung Association’s 26th Annual “State of the Air” report highlights air quality in Cleveland and across the nation
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Randi @leppla.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Join us today to hear from Abre' Conner, NAACP's Director of the Center for Environmental & Climate Justice, on building relationships that ensure community-centered environmental and climate justice strategies! 4:30pm @ Case Western's School of Law -- CLE credit available! case.edu/law/our-scho...
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Building Authentic Pathways for Environmental Justice Advocacy with Abre L. Conner | School of Law | Case Western Reserve University
Environmental and climate issues impact us all. While some advocates are ready to help, what does it mean to approach environmental and climate justic...
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Clare Fieseler, PhD @fieseler.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
NEW: Trump's latest executive order declares state climate change policies "illegal and unconstitutional." www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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Protecting American Energy From State Overreach
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.  Purpose.
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Randi @leppla.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Join the Burke Center for Environmental Law tomorrow to hear Bob Inglis, founder of RepublicEN, share his thoughts on #climatechange. case.edu/law/our-scho...
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Can free enterprise solve climate change? with Bob Inglis | School of Law | Case Western Reserve University
Climate change is a threat to America’s environment, national security, economy, agriculture and people. The world must come together quickly to ena...
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Randi @leppla.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Spot on! If you're interested in this free virtual pro bono bootcamp, check out more info here: www.offitkurman.com/events/2025-... grist.org/looking-forw...
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The climate movement needs lawyers. This 'pro bono bootcamp' helps connect the dots.
It's not just high-profile lawsuits — climate solutions need contracts, corporate advice, and IP filings.
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Randi @leppla.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Absolutely shameful that anyone would agree to help the Trump administration instead of fighting against these types of baseless attacks against firms. Very proud of these associates & former attorneys standing up against the leadership and standing for their values. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/b...
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Elite Law Firms’ Deals With Trump Decried by Their Associates (Gift Article)
The discontent does not appear to be resonating with leaders at Paul Weiss and Skadden, but it could hamstring their recruitment efforts.
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Moms Clean Air Force @momscleanairforce.org · 14/03/2025
A federal judge sharply criticized the Environmental Protection Agency for canceling $20 billion in climate grants without providing evidence of misconduct, but she did not indicate whether she would intervene immediately. www.dailyclimate.org/epa-faces-le...
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EPA faces legal pushback over canceled climate grants
A federal judge sharply criticized the Environmental Protection Agency for canceling $20 billion in climate grants without providing evidence of misconduct, but she did not indicate whether she would ...
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Brian Kahn @blkahn.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Just thinking about what the US looked like before the EPA existed
A vintage photo from the National Archives shows smog hanging over the New York skylineA vintage photo from the National Archives shows damaged oil drums piled high at an Exxon refinery. A vintage photo from the National Archives shows cars driving down a road as smoke spews from factories in the distance and air pollution hangs over everything.A vintage photo from the National Archives shows smog in Los Angeles taken from a high vantage point.
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Amy Westervelt @amywestervelt.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
This is where the last few years of criminalizing climate protest have been headed: newrepublic.com/post/192660/...
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Trump’s FBI Moves to Criminally Charge Major Climate Groups
The Trump administration is targeting climate organizations that received a Biden-era grant.
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Jonathan Welle @wellejonathan.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Yes yes and yes "There is a third option: creating a democratic economy that widely distributes the power that comes through ownership and decision-making." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Republicans want corporate oligarchy. We need economic democracy | Rashida Tlaib and Michael A McCarthy
The GOP budget seeks vast cuts to Medicaid, food assistance and more. Instead, let’s build an economy for everyone
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Randi @leppla.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
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Randi @leppla.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Wouldn’t it have been nice if Ohio was part of this lawsuit, fighting for funds that would make us stronger and more resilient?
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Randi @leppla.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
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Randi @leppla.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Some positive local environmental news: Free composting for Shaker Heights residents coming on Earth Day www.cleveland.com/metro/2025/0...
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Free composting for Shaker Heights residents coming on Earth Day
City Council on Monday greenlit a free, citywide composting program beginning on April 22 -- Earth Day.
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Dr. Robert D. Bullard @drrobertbullard.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
#BlackHistoryMonth: #ICYMI: The Father of Environmental Justice reflects on the movement he helped to start. Four decades into his activism looks back on his legacy and the work ahead. Scientific American - www.scientificamerican.com/video/the-fa... @BullardCenter #HBCU
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The Father of Environmental Justice Reflects on the Movement He Helped to Start
Four decades into his activism, Robert Bullard looks back on his legacy and the work ahead.
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Ohio Citizen Action @ohiocitizen.org · 19/02/2025
A new analysis of public comments for a solar farm in Logan County reveals that after removing duplicate submissions, 80% of commenters support the project, challenging the narrative pushed by opponents with ties to fossil fuels. www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol...
A chart comparing public comments on a proposed solar farm. Among nearly 2,000 commenters, supporters outnumbered opponents four to one. Opinion was more divided within Logan County, but allies still exceeded critics.
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Randi @leppla.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Within 50 miles of my house…
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