The United States Environmental Protection Agency is closing a long-gaping loophole on coal ash disposal oversight at surface impoundments throughout West Virginia. The proposal setting up the final EPA rule has drawn criticism from West Virginia-serving utilities American Electric Power and FirstEnergy as well as the state Public Service Commission.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s claim to not know about the millions an Akron utility spent supporting his 2018 campaign for governor simply isn’t credible, an Ohio political scientist said in a recent interview. A spokesperson for DeWine pushed back. FirstEnergy provided that support, then spent more than $60 million to pass and protect a $1.3 […] The post Ohio Gov. DeWine said he didn’t know of millions in FirstEnergy support. Is it plausible? appeared first on Ohio Capital Journal.
“The notion that he was just this fumbling, naive grandpa who has no idea about seven-figure flows (supporting) his campaign is perhaps the single most far-fetched thing he’s ever said”