Fossil fuel interests are working to kill solar in one Ohio county. The hometown newspaper is helping.
October 8, 2024
By Miranda Green, Floodlight, Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, Priyanjana Bengani, Tow Center for Digital Journalism, photography by Sarahbeth Maney, ProPublica
The campaign against solar benefited from two powerful forces funded by oil and gas interests. A former gas exec worked behind the scenes while the longstanding local paper, now in the hands of a “pink slime” media company, operated more publicly.
