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The article discusses the fairness and transparency issues in the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio's (PUCO) stipulation standard for electric power rate proceedings. It addresses the impact of the stipulation standard on proceedings, especially in the wake of controversies involving utility companies like FirstEnergy. It provides context on the regulation of investor-owned utilities (IOUs) and the restructuring of the electric power industry.

The article presents the discussion on Lake Erie, off the shores of Toledo, Ohio experiencing a harmful algal bloom resulting in high levels of toxic microcystin bacteria in the lake. Topics include forcing the city to shut off water for nearly half a million residents in the metropolitan area for almost three days; and existing statutes to impose mandatory requirements for farmers' use of fertilizer and manure on the land.