inspiring citizen action, one by one 
BUCYRUS — “Should Ohio’s electric customers essentially also serve as investors, with the potential gains and losses to follow? That is one of the main questions in front of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio as it decides whether to allow three of the state’s largest electric utilities to assess […]
COLUMBUS — “If your power is delivered by the Illuminating Co., Ohio Edison or Toledo Edison, you may be paying more by June to help FirstEnergy keep its aging Davis-Besse and W.H. Sammis power plants running. An administrative judge late Wednesday took a biblical approach to extinguish a one-day fight between […]
CLEVELAND — On February 3, 2014, Ohio Citizen Action and eight other groups filed a notice of intent to sue U.S. EPA for failure to update air pollution rules for more than 30 categories of industrial polluters. U.S. EPA has missed the deadlines set by the Clean Air Act to […]
WASHINGTON, DC — “It’s been one year since Duke Energy’s Dan River power plant caused one of the worst coal ash disasters in U.S. history, spewing up to 39,000 tons of toxic coal ash across North Carolina and into Virginia. So where do things stand now? More than 90% of […]
CLEVELAND — “I discussed FirstEnergy’s strategy with Ned Hill, noted economist and dean of Cleveland State’s College of Urban Affairs. He described it as building a ‘redistributive coalition,’ which is comprised of a relatively small group of beneficiaries from a collective action who join forces to advocate a self-interested public […]
CLEVELAND — “Our state and regional leaders should be helping us build a healthy and prosperous future for our families as we transition away from the dirty fuels of the past. They should take advantage of the growing clean energy industry, investing in local economic development and providing programs that […]
CLEVELAND — “A sharply critical crowd of about 200 FirstEnergy customers and critics poured into Cleveland City Council chambers Tuesday night to vent rage about the company’s latest rate proposal, and at times, its actions over the last decade. The five-hour marathon hearing before representatives of the Public Utilities Commission […]
COLUMBUS — “Swing state Ohio is plunging ever deeper into the fossil/nuke abyss. Its Public Utilities Commission may soon gouge the public for $3 billion (BILLION!) to subsidize two filthy 50-year-old coal burners and America’s most dangerous nuke. Approval would seal Ohio’s death notice. None of those coal/nuke burners can compete […]
A public meeting in Cleveland will look at FirstEnergy rate plan CLEVELAND — “The last of three public meetings on FirstEnergy’s new rate plan happens Tuesday. WKSU’s Kabir Bhatia reports on the proposal that has drawn criticism from some business groups, as well as environmentalists. Akron-based FirstEnergy runs the Illuminating […]
CLEVELAND — FirstEnergy wants the PUCO to guarantee profits for the utility’s share in the Kyger Creek Power Plant, located near Gallipolis, Ohio; the Clifty Creek Power Plant near Madison, Indiana; the Cardinal coal plant in Brilliant, Ohio; the Conesville power plant in Conesville, Ohio; the WH Zimmer coal plant […]
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Cleveland’s controversial plan to build ‘trash-to-energy’ facility declared deadCLEVELAND — “A long-debated proposition to build an expensive and controversial
Victory! Cincinnati chooses clean, green energy – againCINCINNATI — “Yesterday the people of Cincinnati achieved another victory in the
Incinerator won’t pollute region’s air• writing personal letters to Mayor Jackson • putting yard signs in our yards •
Cincinnati becomes first major city to offer 100% green electricity to residentsCincinnati voters overwhelmingly supported 100% renewable energy as a priority
Coal plants drop off the mapEach year 819,195,781 pounds of pollution will NOT be dumped into our air and water
FirstEnergy, citing impact of environmental regulations, will retire six coal-fired power plants14,280 citizens sent letters to decision makers supporting the campaign
Another one bites the (coal) dust21,965 citizens sent letters to decision makers supporting the campaign
Eramet praised for $150M proposal58,375 citizens sent letters to decision makers supporting the campaign
Westerville neighbors are celebrating their first amazing victory18,727 citizens sent letters to decision makers supporting the
AK Steel agrees to new pollution controls in Middletown39,922 citizens sent letters to decision makers supporting the campaign