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Ohio EPA’s call on data center wastewater was right decision
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (250+ words) Ohio's Environmental Protection Agency made an important decision this week when it opted NOT to proceed with a proposed statewide wastewater discharge permit for data centers. It is encouraging to see the agency understands the importance of reviewing this sort…...
Ohio EPA rejects blanket wastewater permit for all data centers
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (283+ words) Citing public opposition, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency rejected a request for a blanket permit for data centers to discharge wastewater and decided to consider each project individually. In a Tuesday ruling, the state EPA wrote: “After carefully reviewing the…...
Ohio EPA drafts permit allowing data centers to dump wastewater & biocides into state waters
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (164+ words) The five-year blanket permit would let data centers discharge biocides, heavy metals, and PFAS into Lake Erie. Ohio’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has filed a draft blanket permit that, if passed, will allow data centers to dump wastewater into state…...
Ohio Lake Erie Commission requests public comments on Black River Area of Concern
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (347+ words) After more than three decades of intentional and focused efforts, the ninth and final Beneficial Use Impairment for the Black River Area of Concern is being recommended for removal by the Ohio Lake Erie Commission and Ohio EPA. Conditions within…...
Energy, environmental concerns changing opinions on Ohio data centers
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (31+ words) More than 70 percent of respondents to a recent Bowling Green State University poll favored temporarily banning new data centers in Ohio. Energy, environmental concerns changing opinions on Ohio data centers...
Amid critics, 'quiet' deals, has Ohio flipped on data centers?
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (50+ words) Ohio has the sixth most data centers in the country. But mounting pressure from residents could force a change. MOUNT ORAB, Ohio ‒ Residents of this rural Southwest Ohio village filled a cramped, gray room with their worries, frustrations and prayers....
Could wind and solar projects have fueled Ohio’s data center growth? Advocacy group says ‘yes’
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (850+ words) An existing Amazon AWS Data Center in Dublin, Ohio, a suburb of Columbus. JOSEPH COOKE/STAFF A new report from the advocacy group Save Ohio Parks argues that wind and solar projects canceled in Ohio could have generated nearly enough…...
Quiet Ohio River Town Erupts Over Google’s $1 Billion Data Center Plan
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (285+ words) A quiet stretch of the Ohio River in Franklin Furnace is suddenly the stage for a billion dollar showdown, as residents gear up for a high profile state hearing on a wetland permit tied to a proposed Google data center…...
Looking back at Ohio water pollution policies
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (949+ words) COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — State Representative Tristan Rader (D-Lakewood) remembers the coal-fired power plant in his hometown of Lorain. “When it was fired up, there would be like a little bit of dust layer laying on all of our cars in…...
What are the best spots to find morel mushrooms in Ohio? Check this map
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (662+ words) Morel mushroom season is underway in Ohio, with the warmer spring weather bringing them out of the soil in forests across the state. If you're on the hunt for these difficult-to-find delicacies, here's what you should know before heading into…...