Category: Enivronment
Group underscores need for managing groundwater better in Great Lakes region
Data centers, critical mineral mining, and agricultural irrigation threaten to deplete the water-rich Great Lakes region of groundwater, a new report issued Wednesday by a major environmental group asserts.
NRC grants Vistra permission to bring Davis-Besse back online despite broken monitor
OAK HARBOR, Ohio — Vistra Corp.’s Davis-Besse nuclear plant remained offline Monday but entered what the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission described as an “emergency situation” involving a monitor that measures neutron flux in the reactor.
Ohio EPA probes manure spill that turned Wyandot County creek red
CAREY, Ohio — The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency confirmed Friday there was a large release of red, liquid hog manure into a Wyandot County waterway called Poverty Run earlier this week, but had little to say about how the spill occurred, whether it’s been contained, or what is being done to prevent a recurrence.
Ohio EPA probes manure spill that turned Wyandot County creek red
CAREY, Ohio — The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency confirmed Friday there was a large release of red, liquid hog manure into a Wyandot County waterway called Poverty Run earlier this week, but had little to say about how the spill occurred, whether it’s been contained, or what is being done to prevent a recurrence.
Keeping coal-fired power plants open would cost ratepayers billions, report says
Ratepayers can expect to pay another $3.1 billion a year if 54 large fossil fuel power plants scheduled to be retired by the end of 2028 are forced to stay online longer, according to a consulting firm’s report.