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Wind turbines in Hardin County, Ohio, on Feb. 3, 2023. (Photo by Robert Zullo/ States Newsroom)

Across the country, a big backlash to new renewables is mounting 

BY: - February 16, 2023

BUCYRUS, Ohio — In four terms as a county elected official in northern Ohio, it was the most contentious issue Doug Weisenauer had ever seen. The state legislature had newly empowered county governments to drastically restrict wind and solar power development, a process formerly overseen by the Ohio Power Siting Board, and the meetings of […]