Kathi is the author of 25 books and more than 600 articles, and writes often on science and policy issues. In addition to her journalism career, Kathi is an alumna of Harvard Law School and has spent ...

If the legislature does not act before the end of this year, the state’s renewable energy and energy efficiency standards will kick back in, as revised in 2014. State Sen. Bill Seitz (R-Cincinnati), a ...

Opponents of FirstEnergy’s plan to guarantee sales for some of its less profitable nuclear and coal plants continue to say a proposed settlement is still an uncompetitive “bailout” with no net benefit ...

With Ohio’s energy and energy efficiency standards again under attack, a new policy paper from Ohio State University attributes the lion’s share of electricity cost increases since 2008 to utilities ...

Nancy LaPlaca, an energy consultant working for the advocacy group NC WARN, believes what is really at issue in North Carolina is the future of the state’s solar market. While the state is currently ...

Even in a water-rich state like Ohio, growing water use for fracking could strain water reserves, according to new research from the FracTracker Alliance, a non-profit organization that compiles data, ...

On Friday, Attorney General Bill Schuette filed a petition with the U.S. Court of Appeals to review the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s cost calculations for limiting mercury pollution from ...

UTILITIES: • Duke Energy proposes a green tariff program in South Carolina that would provide commercial customers access to 24/7 clean energy. (Utility Dive) • The Tennessee Valley Authority is sued ...

The new pricing structure increases charges for downtown trips and lowers rates for shared rides elsewhere in the city. A new congestion pricing policy that begins in Chicago this month is aimed not ...

The Stark Area Regional Transit Authority based in Canton, Ohio rolled out the first of at least ten hydrogen fuel cell buses this week after several weeks of testing at Ohio State University. But the ...

Ohio regulators let FirstEnergy collect $168 million a year from ratepayers with virtually no strings attached for how it is spent. Ohio ratepayers have paid FirstEnergy’s utilities roughly a quarter ...