AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoPFAS Accountability: Chemours agreed to a $450M federal settlement over “forever chemicals,” including a $22.5M civil penalty plus $90M for mitigation and major drinking-water and pollution-control work across West Virginia, North Carolina and New Jersey. Energy & Rates: PUCO approved emergency steam-heat rate hikes for SOBE Thermal Energy Systems customers in downtown Youngstown, with increases reaching 93% for most customers and 162% for others. Data Center Cost Fight: Ohio lawmakers are pushing to shield ratepayers from data-center power costs by creating a separate utility rate class, warning that unclear rules could force everyday customers to pay. Ohio Agriculture Policy: The Ohio House unanimously passed a bill to explicitly recognize maple tree cultivation and maple product production as “agriculture,” sending House Bill 733 to the Ohio Senate. Industrial Growth: Portman closed $540M in financing to build the Cincinnati Downtown Marriott, targeting a July 21 groundbreaking and adding 700 rooms and major meeting space. Manufacturing/Materials: Comstock Metals is moving ahead with a solar panel recycling and logistics hub in Ohio, expanding the state’s clean-tech supply chain.
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