Three brothers wanted to use some land for solar, batteries, and cattle grazing. First they had to convince local officials — and the community — to allow…

It’s an early May afternoon, and Charlie Barrett has parked his pickup in a pullout along a county road a few hundred feet from the Black River in southern New Mexico, just a mile from where it empties into the Pecos River.  He has stopped to set up a video camera that detects heat and […]

Democrats say their nominee for governor in Ohio, Dr. Amy Acton, represents the party’s best chance in years to win that office. To do so, she will have to win over independents, some Republicans upse...

A new report by leading conservation nonprofits found populations of thousands of vertebrate species dropped 73 percent on average from 1970 to 2022.

Of about 50 people who attended a hearing about a proposed gas-fired power plant in western Licking County, about half testified before the Ohio Power Siting Board and most of […]

A slowdown of ocean currents that would disrupt life on the continent on an unthinkable scale.

The Nov. 3 election is essentially a thumbs-up or thumbs-down on the status quo. You either like the way things are going or you don’t. The outcome of this midterm election will show as much about…

A cost-benefit analysis found that, going forward, a construction ban on data centers would be better for Ohio than what's happening now.

Dr. Amy Acton, Democratic candidate for Ohio governor, recently pledged her support for a three-year moratorium on injection wells in Washington County. The injection wells are a topic of contention i...

The NEO gas plant would drive more fracking of Ohio state parks, create enormous amounts of greenhouse gas pollution and particulate matter, and negatively impact fracking areas of Appalachian Ohio.

The Supreme Court returns from recess Monday with a case that pits the fossil fuel industry against the public’s right to seek compensation for the widening...

In an attack ad against U.S. Senate candidate Sherrod Brown, a woman accuses the Democrat of pushing transgender surgeries on minors "like her." As it turns out, she isn't from Ohio and didn't have…

The official calendar of the Senate president shows he has been taking meetings and calls with dozens of lobbyists this year.

Amy Acton: Vivek Ramaswamy is bought and paid for by data center owners. He'll never get everyday Ohioans like I do.

CADIZ, OH (WTRF) – Students from the University of Cincinnati’s environmental studies program traveled to Harrison County this afternoon. Their goal was to learn more about water qualit…

Satellite data reveal nearly 1.6 million square kilometers of annual ocean oil pollution from ships and offshore platforms.

Two major new gas combustion plants have been proposed to power data centers at the New Albany Business Park in Licking County.

Two major new gas combustion plants have been proposed to power data centers at the New Albany Business Park in Licking County.

Congress wants permitting reform to get big energy projects up and running quickly, but they've got a difficult needle to thread. In Western Ohio, state and local officials agree energy investment is ...

New data cen­ters are on hold in War­ren County for at least the next six months as offi­cials pause devel­op­ment to study envir­on­mental and infra­struc­ture con­cerns. The War­ren County Com­mis­...

The state is the biggest to approve solar panels that plug into walls, giving residents a cheaper way to generate their own electricity.

As wildfires grow bigger and hotter in many parts of the world, researchers have embarked on an airborne mission to learn more about the severe storm clouds that sometimes form over the most intense b...

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Ohio owes much of its rapid transformation into the so-called "Silicon Heartland" to the now vast array of public-private partnerships pioneered by the state's richest man, Leslie Wexner, and his form...

Scientists warn that thawing permafrost in the Arctic is releasing large amounts of methane and carbon dioxide, adding to global warming.

Ohio state lawmakers have approved a 90-day gas tax holiday at the urging of Republican candidate for governor Vivek Ramaswamy.

Trenton voters will decide in the November general election whether to ban data centers requiring more than 25 megawatts of electricity within city limits after the Ohio Supreme Court ordered the meas...

Residents of a small township in Ohio wanted a vote on a new Anduril weapons factory. Then the state changed the rules.

The unexpected vote was hastily arranged after Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy called for it last week.

Rising seas, stronger storms and relentless erosion are reshaping America’s coastlines and forcing communities to make difficult choices. Special correspondent Ben Tracy of Climate Central has the sto...

Ohio lawmakers could spend $726 million to eliminate gas taxes for 90 days amid a push from gubernatorial candidates to ease prices at the pump.

In smalltown Ohio, the defense manufacturer Anduril is receiving tax breaks even as locals are left to foot the school bill.

Rising seas, stronger storms and relentless erosion are reshaping America’s coastlines and forcing communities to make difficult choices. Special correspondent Ben Tracy of Climate Central has the sto...

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