“An independent review committee of FirstEnergy’s board of directors on Thursday evening announced the immediate termination of CEO Charles “Chuck” Jones and two other top executives overseeing marketing and external affairs for violating “certain FirstEnergy policies and its codes of conduct.” The move followed the same-day guilty pleas of two of four lobbyists charged … [Read more…]
“The billion-dollar bailout of one of Ohio’s biggest utilities seemed suspicious from the start. It turns out the F.B.I. was paying attention, too. Federal agents recently raided the home of the speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives, Larry Householder, and charged him with racketeering. He and his associates are accused of operating a … [Read more…]
“On Tuesday, the news broke that the FBI had arrested Ohio Speaker of the House of Representatives Larry Householder, the architect of HB 6, a law that passed in July 2019. That bill, widely recognized as the worst energy policy in the country, gutted Ohio’s renewables and energy efficiency laws while bailing out several … [Read more…]