Confusing ballot wording may have tipped Ohio vote on renewables ban
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Exit polling suggests Richland County would have elected to repeal its wind and solar ban, if not for residents who mistakenly voted in favor of the…
Confusing ballot wording may have tipped Ohio vote on renewables ban
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This article is part of the series “Power Struggle: Building Clean Energy in Rural America.”

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

Locals pushed deep-red Richland County to be the first to nix a wind and solar ban. The close vote suggests bipartisan support…

Richland County voters are deciding whether to reject a wind and solar ban. Organizations linked to pro-gas interests have given…

Despite bipartisan agreement that Ohio needs more electricity generation, the GOP-led Senate passed a bill that would boost…

A legal challenge to the fossil fuel project faces dismissal, which would let the developer advance even as similar local…

The clean energy projects thwarted by state lawmakers could have gone a long way toward meeting spiking energy demand, lowering…