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Michael Dwyer/AP/APThe Interior Department said pausing construction of offshore wind farms would allow the government agencies to work with project developers to mitigate potential risks. But wind companies say the administration isn't sharing information about newly-discovered threats. -
Leon Neal/Getty Images EuropeThere has been a lot of conversation on social media about the downsides of polyester. But are those downsides as bad as they're believed to be? Are there upsides?
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A major Ohio electric utility is asking state regulators to loosen its reliability standards, with a hearing scheduled for late February. -
Data center giants Meta and Microsoft try to offset rising utility rates as costs rise for consumersMeta is trying to jumpstart Ohio's nuclear energy sector, while Microsoft is committing to paying for its own electric and water usage. Both come as electric and water utility rates rise in Columbus, one of the largest data center hubs. -
As of 2024, 525 data centers were located in eight states around the Great Lakes region. That's a fifth of the nation's data centers and hundreds more are planned. -
Thousands of employees whose contracts end this year will lose their jobs, FEMA managers said at personnel meetings this week. The cuts could hobble the nation's disaster agency. -
People have been flocking to raise backyard chickens in recent years. But raising these birds at home is not for everyone. An Ohio couple who homestead says there's a great alternative: quail. -
Scientists calculate that last year was one of the three hottest on record, along with 2024 and 2023. The trend indicates that warming could be speeding up, climate monitoring teams reported. -
Cuyahoga County council members will decide whether to add $20 million to the cost of the new jail project to include geothermal energy. -
While you have probably heard of the Cuyahoga River, its tributary, the Little Cuyahoga, played a crucial role in Akron's past. -
The Trump Administration approved the Farmer Bridge Assistance Program to assist farmers across the country with financial struggles, brought on by trade market disruptions and increased production costs. -
The EPA won't consider the economic costs of harms to human health, at least for now. Legal and health experts are concerned that the change could make it easier for the agency to roll back rules.
