Heating plant failure chills Youngstown Ohio residents & businesses

Some of the media coverage February 12 2026 No HEAT stories\ Heating crisis in city has massive media coverage - it is pointed out that citizens warned everyone that the initial granting was illegal - see links to continuing coverage on our blog post: https://www.stop-sobe.com/post/coverage-of-heating-crisis-youngstown-ohio-set-in-motion-by-sobe-thermal-energy-failure-for-last-4-y February 12 2026 No HEAT stories Youngstown, Ohio, Has Been Freezing Because of a Broken Utility

Youngstown moratorium on pyrolysis

Kayshia Washington, SOBE Concerned Citizen Community Organizer, and Yvonka Hall, Executive Director of NEOBHC On Friday, October 17, 2025, SOBE Concerned Citizens was honored at the Annual Faith and Leaders Luncheon by the Northeast Ohio Black Health Coalition in Cleveland, Ohio at Windows on the River. SCC was one of five Resilience Rising Warrior Honorees. The Resilience Rising Warrior awards are for the exemplary small environmental organizations throughout Northeast Ohio

Pyrolysis plans put on hold as equipment in Youngstown OH is repossessed due to financial problems