Residents in Richland County, Ohio voted narrowly on Tuesday to maintain an existing ban on utility-scale solar and wind farms across much of the county, with 53% voting in favor of the restriction. The result disappointed renewable energy advocates who had hoped a vote to overturn the ban could demonstrate a pathway for removing similar local obstacles to wind and solar development across the United States.

Fossil fuel promoters tied to campaign to keep Ohio county renewable ban This story was originally published by Canary Media. A group fighting to uphold an Ohio county’s ban on renewable energy has significant financial ties to individuals and organizations that promote fossil fuels, as a campaign finance report filed this week reveals. Last summer, Richland County became one of the more than three dozen Ohio counties […]