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Controversial policies result in Ohioans paying the price for dirty energy

8Jul

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Energy, Kent State University, Policy, Video

Controversial policies result in Ohioans paying the price for dirty energy

By Grace Springer, Willow Campbell, Spencer Hayes, Madison Ledyard-King, Connor Fallon Perry Nuclear Power Plant cooling tower transfers exhaust heat into the air. Photo: Willow Campbell, Climate 360 COLUMBUS, OH — What has been dubbed by Vox and other news as “the worst energy bill of the 21st century” has put Ohio behind in the transition to renewable energy. Ohio House Bill 6 is energy legislation that provided bailouts in the form of subsidies to two nuclear power plants and two coal power plants. The bill also reformed energy efficiency standards in the state. The legislation passed by a slim margin in 2019 after a multi-million-dollar bribery scandal. The scandal involved several Ohio politicians including f...

Content Producer, KSU My name is Madison King and I'm a junior at KSU studying Digital Media Production with a minor in Theater Production, and I am from Cleveland, Ohio. I am the current President of the Student Media organization KSU Independent Films and also serve as Co-President of the on campus media production organization F.A.M.E. (Films Advancing Media Equaliy). Climate change is important to me because I see how it has been affecting the world around us and the lack of consideration it has gotten to lessen its effects. As a part of this project, I'm hoping to be able to bring awareness to different underrepresented communities and share how their lives have been affected by climate change and what we can do to fix it through my experience in media production.

Algal blooms brought on by climate change and nutrient runoff a danger to fishing, coastal communities

By Domenic Purdy, Spencer Hayes and Madison Ledyard-King An active algal bloom consumes Lake Erie where summer blooms have impacted fishing and recreational activities. “You have to adapt with time,” said longtime fisherman David Koch, founder of Sandusky’s Whites Landings Fisheries in Ohio.Photo credit: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Summer is here. That means mouth-watering barbecues, sunscreen and fun on the water. But thanks in part to rising temperatures due to climate change, vacationers may run into unwanted guests as summers become warmer: algal blooms. Waterways separated by thousands of miles are experiencing a dangerous buildup of algae, not just ruining family fun, but threatening people’s livelihoods. For blue co...