Ohio officials ignore scientific facts to allow our public air, land, and water to be abused
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By Randi Pokladnik Svante Arrhenius, a Swedish physics professor, is best known for his development of the pH scale for acids and... Read More
Save Ohio Parks testimony for Select Committee on Data Centers
Testimony by Cathy Cowan BeckerBoard President, Save Ohio ParksJune 1, 2026 Co-Chair Holmes, Co-Chair Chavez, and members of the Select Committee on... Read More
Save Ohio Parks research says AI data center buildout can work — if it runs on renewable energy
Statewide nonprofit has studied oil and gas fracking’s health, environmental and public lands impacts since 2023 Ohio has a unique opportunity to... Read More
Data centers killing Ohio’s beloved parks before our very eyes
If local officials accept data centers, rural Appalachia, our state parks and public lands and even our villages, towns and suburbs will... Read More
Tell Ohio EPA: No general wastewater permits for Ohio data centers
Last week we learned that the Ohio EPA is taking comments on a Draft Wastewater General Permit for Data Centers. In plain... Read More
I told Ohio lawmakers that a new law would put gas plants in residential areas. Now it’s happening.
By Cathy Cowan Becker Last March during the hearings on Ohio House Bill 15, I was the only representative of an environmental... Read More
The good, the bad, and the ugly on Ohio’s long overdue energy legislation
By Cathy Cowan Becker This year, new legislation in the Ohio Statehouse could finally see the end to some of the worst... Read More
Save Ohio Parks testifies on Senate Bill 2
On February 25, 2025, Cathy Becker, board president of Save Ohio Parks, delivered the following testimony to the Ohio Senate Energy Committee... Read More