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Four Washington County injection wells stop operating over concerns of migrating waste
By: Erin Gottsacker | The Ohio Newsroom
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WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — The owners of four injection wells, which store waste from oil and natural gas production, voluntarily stopped their operations in Washington County earlier… Read More
Incoming fracking at an Ohio wildlife area could bring habitat loss, heavy construction and money for conservation
By: Julie Grant | The Allegheny Front
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PIEDMONT, Ohio (Allegheny Front) — An Ohio commission is considering proposals to lease thousands of acres of a remote state-owned wildlife area for fracking. Some people who live near the… Read More
In southeast Ohio, state and local officials fight over the future of injection wells
By: Erin Gottsacker | The Ohio Newsroom
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MARIETTA, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — Last July, a short notice appeared in the back of the Marietta Times. “DeepRock Disposal Solutions, LLC… is applying to permit a well for… Read More
Why some Washington County residents are worried about the future of their drinking water
By: Erin Gottsacker | The Ohio Newsroom
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MARIETTA, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — When the Ohio Department of Natural Resources issued permits to construct two injection wells, to store waste from oil and gas drilling, within two… Read More
Fracking produces a lot of wastewater. Millions of gallons of it are stored under eastern Ohio
By: Erin Gottsacker | The Ohio Newsroom
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MARIETTA, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — Hydraulic fracturing, particularly on public lands, has spurred protests across Ohio. But a lesser known part of the process — where companies discard the… Read More
Ohio landfills take drilling waste, but don’t track or test much of it
By: Julie Grant | The Allegheny Front
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AMSTERDAM, Ohio (The Allegheny Front) — The process of fracking a well brings up gas or oil from deep underground. But it also brings dirt and rocks that could be… Read More
An Ohio budget proposal links fracking royalties to state parks’ bottom lines
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) —The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) was poised to benefit from more than $30 million in bonus fracking royalties from drilling under state parks,… Read More
Earthquakes in Ohio? It’s more likely than you think
By: Erin Gottsacker | The Ohio Newsroom
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CINCINNATI (The Ohio Newsroom) — At the end of last month, a minor earthquake rattled southeast Ohio’s Noble County. A few days later residents reported another. Then another. By May… Read More
A panel votes to open up almost 900 more acres of Ohio’s park land to energy companies for fracking
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The state panel that grants permits to drill for oil and gas approved opening up more state park land for fracking. And as has… Read More
Companies sue alleging contamination from fracking waste fluids in southeast Ohio
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Three companies that drill for oil and gas claim in nearly identical lawsuits that toxic waste fluids from fracking are spreading underground in southeast Ohio and… Read More
Panel allows drilling on some Ohio-owned lands but delays vote on leases in state parks
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — As dozens of anti-fracking activists watched, an Ohio Department of Natural Resources panel voted to let companies bid on rights for drilling in four… Read More
Ohioans signed pro-fracking form letters without knowing they did. The attorney general is investigating
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Attorney General’s Office is investigating how the names of dozens of people appeared without their knowledge or permission on letters generated by a… Read More
Opponents voice frustrations with the commission that rules on Ohio-owned land drilling permits
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A law that could force state agencies to allow oil and gas drilling on Ohio-owned lands took effect on Friday. The state has rejected… Read More
Judge Halts New Fracking Permits For Wayne National Forest
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — A federal judge halted the issuing of any new permits for oil and gas drilling in Wayne National Forest. The order follows a decision by the… Read More
As Ohio Valley Ponders Plastics Growth, Report Warns Of Threat to Climate
By: Brittany Patterson | Ohio Valley ReSource
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As a new plastics industry emerges in the Ohio Valley, a report by environmental groups warns that the expansion of plastics threatens the world’s ability to keep climate change at… Read More
Fracking’s Next Boom? Petrochemical Plants Fuel Debate Over Jobs, Pollution
By: Brittany Patterson | Ohio Valley ReSource
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More than 100 people braved freezing temperatures to both listen and have their say in front of Ohio environmental officials at a recent hearing in Belmont County, Ohio. For the… Read More
Orphan Wells: States Wrestle With Soaring Costs For Oil & Gas Industry Mess
By: Brittany Patterson | Ohio Valley ReSource
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William Suan is no stranger to the problems abandoned oil and gas wells can cause. “It’s just an eyesore,” he said, standing inside a barn on his cattle ranch near… Read More
Once You Know
By: Lauren Ramoser
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The interesting thing about problems is, that as long as you are not aware of them, they don’t bother you. And there is an endless number of clever quotes about… Read More
Multi-county “Democracy Day Conference” Schedule for Shade, Ohio
By: Tom Hodson
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A “Democracy Day Conference” will take place in Shade, Ohio on Saturday, June 13 to discuss issues facing people living in Athens and Meigs counties. There also will be discussion… Read More