I thought the wind farm proposal for Lake Erie was dead. The project had been debated for a decade and a half: six wind turbines erected in the first freshwater wind project in North America. Plus the possibility of a full wind farm in the future. You can see both sides: boaters and birders irate, clean energy enthusiasts and economic development officials clamoring to build. Now that the Supreme Court has decided a lawsuit in favor of the project, we’re likely in for another round of controversy. - Laura |
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Icebreaker would include six wind turbines eight to 10 miles off Cleveland in Lake Erie. |
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Wind turbines: Now that legal obstacles have been removed, efforts to construct the Icebreaker demonstration wind farm in Lake Erie have restarted, and proponents are hopeful that conditions are now ripe for success. Peter Krouse reports the plan is to erect six wind turbines eight to 10 miles off downtown Cleveland and to establish the region as a hub for an offshore wind industry. Vision Zero: After four years of detailed work, Cleveland officials are ready to seek approval for Vision Zero Action Plan, a plan aimed at eliminating deaths and serious injuries caused by crashes on city streets by 2032. Steven Litt reports the Vision Zero plan is part of a global movement initiated in 1997 by Sweden and embraced by at least 45 U.S. cities. The core idea is to use street design, enforcement, education, and other approaches to make streets far safer than they are now. Today in Ohio: U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan’s critique of President Joe Biden’s plan to forgive up to $20,000 in outstanding federal student loan debt for qualifying borrowers is a switch from his past enthusiasm for forgiving student loans. We’re talking about Ryan changing his mind on Today in Ohio. |
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Debates: Ohio’s U.S. Senate candidates, Democrat Tim Ryan and Republican J.D. Vance, each announced Friday that they’ve accepted multiple debate invitations, though there are major differences to what each of them has agreed. Jeremy Pelzer reports that Democratic gubernatorial nominee Nan Whaley has been vocally pushing Republican Gov. Mike DeWine to agree to debate her for weeks, but the governor said Friday he’s still considering. Jail grants: Ohio is offering $51 million in grants for local governments to build new jails or modernize old ones, according to Gov. Mike DeWine. Andrew Tobias reports the funding, set aside in the $3.5 billion state capital budget bill that lawmakers passed in June, is the second round of funding awarded through the state’s Ohio Jail Safety and Security Program. Orphan wells: The U.S. Department of Interior has awarded $25 million in bipartisan infrastructure bill funding to Ohio that the state will use to plug between 170 and 320 abandoned oil and gas wells. Sabrina Eaton reports the money is coming from $4.7 billion that the legislation set aside to remedy environmental problems caused by orphaned wells. Candidate: A former Ohio Supreme Court justice has recommended that Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose reject the candidacy of a conspiracy theorist who’s trying to run for LaRose’s job in the Nov. 8 election. Andrew Tobias reports Terrence O’Donnell recommended rejecting 18 of the 5,010 voter signatures that Terpsehore “Tore” Maras submitted with candidate petitions she filed last month. |
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Solar credits: The cost of putting solar panels on your home or business just dropped with the signing of the federal Inflation Reduction Act, which increases and extends federal investment tax credits that had been scheduled to be phased out or reduced. Peter Krouse reports the investment tax credit on a residential solar installation bumped to 30% from 26% and is extended through 2032. One World Day: The 76th annual One World Day brought thousands of Clevelanders together Sunday to not only celebrate their various cultural traditions, but promote unity in support for Ukraine, Megan Sims reports. |
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COVID map: The latest CDC map designates that more than half of Ohio’s 88 counties — including Cuyahoga, Lorain and Ashtabula — are red, or designated as having high COVID-19 transmission, reports Julie Washington. Long COVID: A news feature in the journal Nature explores the controversial idea that tiny blood clots known as microclots may provide some explanation for the many persistent symptoms seen in patients with long COVID-19, reports Gretchen Cuda Kroen. The idea is that the viral spike protein – the same one that is the target of the COVID-19 vaccine — may cause proteins in the blood that are normally involved in clotting to form abnormal clumps. Massage therapists: Hundreds of therapists from across the country came to Cleveland for the American Massage Therapy Association’s three-day national convention. And they talked about a job made more difficult amid the pandemic and the lingering stain of Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson’s case. The Associated Press reports the convention was planned well before the first report of the quarterback being accused of sexual misconduct with massage therapists. The association believes the sanctions are not nearly harsh enough. |
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Police review: For years, Karima McCree-Wilson pressed Cleveland police to take her claims of domestic violence seriously. But she says officers routinely dismissed her, suggesting they thought she was mentally ill. Now, John Tucker reports, she is an early test case — perhaps the first one — for a new police oversight system in Cleveland, following a charter amendment passed by voters last fall. Illegal ginseng: A federal grand jury in Columbus indicted a West Virginia man on charges of receipt, acquisition or purchase of illegally transported protected plants and falsification of records, reports Laura Hancock. Tony Lee Coffman faces six counts in connection to acquiring illegally transported ginseng. Murder trial: Investigators found gasoline on the carpet in the hallway outside the bedroom doors of two children who died in a fire that prosecutors say Armond Johnson set after he killed their mother in July 2019. Cory Shaffer reports evidence presented at Johnson’s trial Friday focused on the fire that Johnson is accused of setting inside the house and featured testimony from a detective who said the children were alive when the fire stopped burning. Tamara McLoyd: The woman convicted earlier this month of murdering off-duty Cleveland police officer Shane Bartek was found guilty Friday of carrying out four other robberies in less than two months, reports Cory Shaffer. East Cleveland chief: A Cuyahoga County grand jury has indicted East Cleveland police Chief Scott Gardner on several theft offenses, reports Kaylee Remington. Gardner was indicted on charges of aggravated theft, telecommunications fraud, tampering with evidence, theft in office, grand theft, passing bad checks and monthly, semiannual and annual return by vendor. |
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House of the week: The “Oz” estate on Mayfield Road, named after the magical setting of L. Frank Baum’s novels, was built in 1965 and is surrounded by nearly five acres of land protected by the Gates Mills Conservancy. Joey Morona reports the home has five bedrooms and four-and-a-half bathrooms in over 4,000 square feet of living space, priced at $1.2 million. |
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