Ohio Lawmakers Begin Hearings on Data Centers

Save Ohio Parks testimony for Select Committee on Data Centers

Testimony by Cathy Cowan BeckerBoard President, Save Ohio ParksJune 1, 2026 Co-Chair Holmes, Co-Chair Chavez, and members of the Select Committee on Data Centers, Thank you for the opportunity to provide testimony regarding data centers in Ohio. My name is Cathy Becker, and I am board president of Save Ohio Parks, a citizens group concerned about fracking of Ohio’s state parks and public lands. I have a decade of experience leading environmental…

Ohio Lawmakers Begin Hearings on Data Centers

By Nick EvansStates Newsroom Ohio lawmakers kicked off hearings for a new data center committee Wednesday. Stakeholders from the industry, utility regulation and state agencies shared their views on data centers’ impact on the cost of power, the environment and the economy. Taken together, the speakers sought to downplay and displace concerns about the expansion […] The post Ohio Lawmakers Begin Hearings on Data Centers appeared first on Busines…