Ohio state legislators’ decision continues their trend of passing legislation that increases energy bills and gives more of hardworking Ohioans’ paychecks to the fossil fuel industry and investor-owned utilities for private investments. Yet again, legislators have put fossil fuel industry profits above the needs of Ohioans already struggling to pay their energy bills this holiday season.
OEC Action Fund opposes HB 507's last-minute greenwashing, public lands giveaway
Today, the Ohio Senate advanced House Bill 507, originally focused on poultry regulations and food safety. This legislation features two amendments that significantly overreach on the intended scope of the original legislation, and serve as significant concessions to fossil fuel interests at the expense of everyday Ohioans.