Environmental Working Group Issues Statement on Nuclear Bailout Bill
July 23, 2019
July 23, 2019
WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The Environmental Working Group issued the following statement by President Ken Cook:
Ohio legislators today passed a bill giving a $1.1 billion bailout to two nuclear power plants. The bill, which was quickly signed by Republican Gov. Mike DeWine, will slap a five-year surcharge on the electricity bills of all Ohioans, whether or not they are customers of FirstEnergy Solutions, owner of the plants.
Figures compiled by EWG show that the Ohio bail . . .
Ohio legislators today passed a bill giving a $1.1 billion bailout to two nuclear power plants. The bill, which was quickly signed by Republican Gov. Mike DeWine, will slap a five-year surcharge on the electricity bills of all Ohioans, whether or not they are customers of FirstEnergy Solutions, owner of the plants.
Figures compiled by EWG show that the Ohio bail . . .