Chair Jenifer French told state lawmakers that ethics training has been enhanced, staff lawyers and the administrative law judges who hear cases now report to different directors to ensure legal independence, and she never takes a meeting alone.
Critics say more could be done to prevent repeat of Ohio's $60M bribery scandal
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“The facts in this case, including substantial local government opposition, lead me to believe that, overall, this project is not in the public interest,” Ms. French said as the board rejected the Republic Wind Farm.
Domestic energy projects fall victim to opposition from communities and politicians
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