Politics www.post-gazette.com Ohio lawmakers poised to end nuclear bailout embroiled in bribery scandal After months of indecision, state lawmakers appear ready to finally kill the $1 billion nuclear plant bailout at the heart of a $61 million Statehouse bribery scandal.
Politics theintercept.com Energy companies spend billions on fruitless projects Ohio’s high-profile bailout of nuclear plants is just one of several questionable schemes between lawmakers and energy companies.
Solutions www.motherjones.com They spent millions to protect polluters. Then they got busted by the FBI The strange Ohio case offers juicy details on how corporations block environmental campaigns.
Causes www.politico.com Ohio House speaker charged in bribery scheme over power plant bailout Householder personally received almost $500,000, which he used to settle lawsuits, cover costs for his house in Florida and fund his own campaign.
A controversial facility that would process plastic waste to be burned in steel mills has been cancelled
Pennsylvania health advocates say Trump’s first 100 days in office have caused “100 harms” to local communities
