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![Environmental activist Roxanne Groff of Save Ohio Parks talks to Oil and Gas Land Management Commissioner Matthew Warnock, an appointee representing the oil and gas industry, following the meeting on Sept. 18, 2023.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/download-6-e1695135950203-900x422.webp)
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
![Athens County preschool teacher Jenny Morgan sings and plays guitar as part of her comments to the Ohio Oil and Gas Commission](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/download-7-e1681242398326-900x422.webp)
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
![Pipeline awaits installation in a natural gas project.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/21517Pipe_Buck-e1509739330349-900x422.jpg)
Biden’s complex relationship with oil and gas, despite campaign promises
By: John Yang | Winston Wilde | Kaisha Young | PBS NewsHour
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WASHINGTON (NewsHour) — In 2020, Joe Biden promised to move the U.S. away from fossil fuels. But the Biden administration has a complicated relationship with the oil and gas industry. It… Read More
![Poll workers wait for voters in Franklin County, Ohio behind a door that has a voting today sign taped to it](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/img-5094-scaled-e1659541443501-900x422.jpg)
Two controversial Ohio bills on oil and gas drilling and election laws both signed
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The state is facing a lawsuit over a bill signed on Friday that makes big changes in Ohio’s voting laws. Gov. Mike Dewine signed… Read More
![Pipeline awaits installation in a natural gas project.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/21517Pipe_Buck-e1509739330349-900x422.jpg)
States Sue To Undo Biden Pause On US Oil & Gas Lease Sales
By: Associated Press
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana and a dozen other states are suing the Biden administration to end a suspension of oil and gas leasing on federal lands and waters. Louisiana’s… Read More
![The Environmental Protection Agency has released a proposed rule that could roll back requirements on detecting and plugging methane leaks at oil and gas facilities.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ap_19241418328987-89b95911c94f9107dba4153ff4821eab2bcd974a-e1567175057905-900x422.jpg)
EPA Aims To Roll Back Limits On Methane Emissions From Oil And Gas Industry
By: Merrit Kennedy | NPR
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“This would be a huge step backward,” said one environmental advocate. “It would cause greatly increased pollution.” The Trump administration says it will help the oil and gas industry save money.
![President Trump hands out pens after signing an executive order aimed at making it easier for companies to pursue oil and gas pipeline projects. The president addressed an audience at the International Union of Operating Engineers International Training and Education Center in Texas.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/ap_19100784600719-eb12b653c1ae9c3f9a724b0c5c2422cbe54686a7-e1555008710926-900x422.jpg)
Trump Signs Executive Orders In Push To Make It Easier To Build Oil And Gas Pipelines
By: Cat Schuknecht | NPR
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President Trump issues two executive orders that could make it harder for states to block companies from building oil and gas pipeline projects.
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Pence Talks Energy, Trump at Ohio Oil and Gas Gathering
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Vice President Mike Pence highlighted curbs in environmental regulations and called energy a “source of prosperity” during a speech in Ohio’s capital city of Columbus. Pence,… Read More
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Pence to Headline Oil-and-Gas Industry Event in Ohio
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Vice President Mike Pence is headed to Ohio to headline a fundraiser for the oil-and-gas industry. The Republican vice president is to appear Friday at the… Read More
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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