Ohio could cut power plant emissions by shifting to gas use
A World Resources Institute report says Ohio can slash greenhouse gases from utility plants in a decade by switching to natural gas or improving coal plant efficiency. It argues stricter federal standards could be met without harming the economy, countering industry worries about higher electricity prices and job losses.
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Ohio
World Resources Institute
Barack Obama
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Frank O'Donnell
Clean Air Watch
Washington
Melissa McHenry
American Electric Power
Columbus
Obama
EPA
All-campus tobacco ban begins at Ohio State in fall
Ohio State University will implement an all-campus tobacco ban when classes resume Aug 21, with enforcement penalties not starting until January to allow adjustment. The policy bans tobacco across all campuses, with education efforts starting at the fall term.
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Ohio State
Columbus
Ohio State University
Gary Lewis Jr
OSU
E. Gordon Gee
Ohio Board of Regents
Americans For Nonsmokers
Arkansas
Iowa
Oklahoma
Ohio
Jeff Robinson
United States
Lewis
Ohio Stadium
Wexner Medical Center
Julia Caldwell
Ohio Union
Squillante
Escaped Ohio inmate slips away during outside work detail
Spencer Johnson, 28, a convicted burglar, fled a four man trash crew along I 70 near West Jefferson in Madison County after passing security checks. Despite dog and SWAT searches, he remains at large. Johnson previously burglarized a Washington Court House home in December and was jailed on April 8. Authorities say inmates working outside are closely supervised and credits vary by county. Call 911 or state patrol with tips.
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Spencer Johnson
Johnson
West Jefferson
Madison County
Fayette County
Ricky Leyfang
London Correctional Institution
Leyfang
London
Seyfang
Washington Court House
Ohio
Jim Sabin
Franklin County
Geoff Stobart
Stobart
Union County
Jamie Patton
Patton
State Highway Patrol
Citizen's arrest law hardly used
James David Myers used ladders to scale the Mansfield Correctional Institution and an alert public helped authorities. A Richland County man tackled him at an Oliveburg store, illustrating citizen arrest risks and the law’s limits. Sheriff Maier calls it a classic example of citizen action within law.
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James David Myers
Mansfield Correctional Institution
Myers
Olivesburg
Richland County
Stark County
George Maier
Maier
Ohio
Fender
Robert A. Cornwell
Buckeye State Sheriffs’ Association
Conceal Carry Permits Jump in Ohio Amid Gun Debate
Ohio counties issued 63,481 new concealed carry licenses in the first six months of 2013, nearing a full year total slightly below 2012’s 64,650. Since 2004 more than 350,000 residents hold permits, with a 2012 record of 78,000 new and renewed licenses.
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Columbus
Ohio
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