The bill calls for stiffer penalties for trespassing and tampering of infrastructure like pipelines. Enviro groups say the bill could stifle legitimate protests.
The report found it took multiple filings, and repeated emails and phone calls to get a response from Ohio regulators. It calls the process a "luck of the draw."
Range would only supply a fifth of what the plant would need. An industry analyst says the region would need to produce more ethane to support a second cracker.
An alleged bribery scheme at the highest levels of Ohio politics benefitted nuclear and coal plants. Renewable energy companies say the deck has been stacked against them for years.
Freshwater Accountability Project will collect air and water quality data near schools, and daycare and senior centers close to the site in Belmont County.
