Ohio Citizen Action Education Fund

03/24/2026

PORTAGE COUNTY ACTION ALERT 🚨 The Portage County Commissioners are considering a ban on large wind and solar projects across multiple townships. They are holding a public meeting this Thursday,March 26 at 6:30 P.M. at the Emergency Management Agency headquarters (2978 State Route 59, Ravenna). It is crucial to show up. These decisions will affect our energy future, farms, and property rights. https://theportager.com/public-hearing-on-wind-solar-installations-march-26-ahead-of-potential-commissioners-vote

03/23/2026

Richland County voters will decide in May whether to overturn a ban on industrial solar in 11 townships. The first referendum of its kind in U.S. history.
https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/oh-richland/local-groups-in-richland-county-wants-to-end-industrial-solar-ban

02/25/2026

"Proposed projects would no longer be reviewed on a case by case basis." The commissioners took that option off the table. No review. No conversation. No say for landowners. On May 5, decide for yourself. https://www.richlandsource.com/2026/02/25/letter-to-the-editor-vote-no-ban-on-property-rights-on-may-5/

02/22/2026

USA TODAY investigates: Clean energy bans have skyrocketed. Rural communities are losing billions. Electricity demand is surging. And experts warn the U.S. is handing China a historic strategic advantage. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/02/21/wind-solar-clean-energy-ban-trump/85952042007/

02/21/2026

"This referendum isn’t asking whether we want renewable energy in Richland County. It’s asking whether we’re willing to override our neighbors’ property rights based on assumptions about what they might want to do with their own land." Vote NO on the renewable energy ban May 5th. https://www.richlandsource.com/2026/02/20/letter-to-the-editor-vote-no-on-renewable-energy-issue/

02/18/2026

A Richland County nurse with 40 years of experience is urging voters to say NO on May 5. Clean energy = cleaner air for the 12,500 Richland County residents who have asthma.

To the editor: On May 5, 2026, Richland County Voters will have the opportunity to vote whether to overturn the County Commissioners ban on utility-scale wind and solar development in 11 of 18 townships.  This is a citizen-led campaign to restore local control over energy development decisions. Far...

02/16/2026

Good news! Global investment in the energy transition hit a record $2.3 Trillion in 2025. For the second year in a row, clean energy investment outpaced fossil fuel spending. The market is speaking and it's saying the future isn't fossil fuels. https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/clean-energy/chart-energy-transition-attracted-record-investment-2025

02/15/2026

It's official: Ballot language is certified for Richland County's May 5 referendum on the solar/wind ban. "We're banning these projects, we're banning development in Richland County. There's no reason to do that now." - Brian McPeek, IBEW 688 Business Manager.

Language for a county-wide solar/wind power issue and new U.S. congressional districts are among the things voters need to understand.

02/13/2026

Why did Richland County commissioners ban wind and solar before a single project was even proposed? One citizen wanted answers and helped put a referendum on the May 5 ballot. Read their letter to the editor. 👇

To the editor, we need to talk about this May 5 wind and solar referendum. I have been reading the local newspaper for a few years. Last year, the Richland Source released an article about a future meeting of the county commissioners banning wind and solar development in parts of the county. When I....

02/12/2026

The Akron Beacon Journal editorial board says it plainly: Big Tech gets the tax breaks. You get the higher electric bill. Data centers are projected to create just 0.5% of Ohio's statewide employment by 2030. Meanwhile, the tax subsidies work out to roughly $1 MILLION per job created.

These data centers provide economic benefit, but are they worth the cost?

02/11/2026

Should the government tell you what you can and can't do with your own land? That's what's at stake on May 5 in Richland County. County commissioners imposed a blanket ban on large-scale solar and wind projects across 11 townships -- before any projects were even proposed. A NO vote overturns the ban and puts property decisions back where they belong: with property owners. https://www.nobanonpropertyrights.com/news/ballot-language-approved