Tristan Rader News

COLUMBUS — Representative Tristan Rader (D–Lakewood) today welcomed the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to not finalize a proposed statewide general wastewater discharge permit for data centers, opting instead to require individual National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits for facilities that discharge wastewater.

COLUMBUS – State Reps. Chris Glassburn (D-North Olmsted) and Sean Brennan (D-Parma) today announced the introduction of House Joint Resolution (HJR) 8 to place a ballot initiative granting 16-year-olds the right to vote in Ohio elections before voters in the November election.  

Environmental activists, conventional oil and gas producers and at least one member of the Ohio House called on the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) on Tuesday to launch a long-term investigation into the effects of underground migration of waste brine from injection oil and gas wells in Southeast Ohio into conventional oil and gas wells as well as the region’s water supply.

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Tristan Rader (D-Lakewood) today applauded the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio's (PUCO) decision rejecting FirstEnergy's attempt to weaken electric reliability standards for customers served by Cleveland Electric Illuminating, Ohio Edison, and Toledo Edison.

COLUMBUS – State Reps. Tristan Rader (D-Lakewood) and Sean Patrick Brennan (D–Parma) today applauded Governor Mike DeWine’s veto of House Bill (HB) 173, legislation that would have weakened consumer protections for Ohioans living in sub-metered apartments and condominiums and small businesses.

COLUMBUS — Ohio House Minority Leader Dani Isaacsohn (D-Cincinnati), Member of the Select Committee on Data Centers Representative Glassburn (D–North Olmstead) House Energy Committee Ranking Member Representative Rader (D–Cleveland), and the members of the Ohio House Democratic Caucus leadership team today sent a letter to Governor Mike DeWine urging immediate action to establish a statewide utility rate class for large data centers in order to protect Ohio families and businesses from looming electricity rate increases.

COLUMBUS – Reps. Tristan Rader (D – Cleveland) and Sean Brennan (D – Parma) sent a letter urging Governor DeWine to veto Substitute House Bill 173. This letter cites concerns regarding the conflicting regulatory frameworks between HB 173 and the one laid out in the recent Ohio Supreme Court Ruling In re Complaint of Ohio Power Co. v. Nationwide Energy Partners, L.L.C.

COLUMBUS — State Rep. Tristan Rader (D-Lakewood) today celebrates direct investments to community partners through the passage of the State Capital Budget.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Tristan W. Rader (D–Lakewood) and State Rep. Kellie Deeter (R–Norwalk) today celebrated the unanimous passage of HB 163 through the Ohio House of Representatives.

COLUMBUS – State Rep. Tristan W. Rader (D–Lakewood) and State Rep. Justin Pizzulli (R–Scioto County) today presented sponsor testimony on HB 779, the JobsOhio Transparency Act, to the House General Government Committee.