Climate Corner: Two bad bills in the Ohio Legislature

Feb 28, 2026 Rebecca Phillips editorial@newsandsentinel.com The Ohio legislature is up to its usual short-sightedness again, and both legislative houses are in on the act. Senate Bill 294, now in committee, is poised to prevent nearly all future… Read More

Climate Corner: A flood of reasons to act based on the science

Feb 21, 2026 Eric Engle editorial@newsandsentinel.com Extreme and more frequent flooding and related calamities (e.g. landslides and mudslides) are some of the most dire immediate impacts of the anthropogenic (human-caused) global climate crisis in Central Appalachia. The West… Read More

Climate Corner: Data centers – Where’s the beef?

Feb 7, 2026 George Banziger editorial@newsandsentinel.com Data centers are growing exponentially all around the country. One is being discussed in Washington County, Ohio. There is no data center being planned in Wood County, W.Va., but the state government… Read More