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More Than 15,000 Acres of Ohio Public Land Approved to be Fracked by Out-of-State Companies
“Our lands are being destroyed by the oil and gas industry,” said one resident.
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An Ohio Court May OK Fracking-Waste Wells Despite Pollution Concerns
A legal challenge to the fossil fuel project faces dismissal, which would let the developer advance even as similar local pushback stifles Ohio’s solar buildout.
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More Than 8,500 Acres of Ohio’s Public Land Approved for Fracking
“The poisonous fruits of fracking will now grow in everyone’s backyard,” Save Ohio Parks said in a statement.
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Huge Majorities in Ohio Oppose Fracking Our State Parks, But State Leaders Just Ignore All Concerns
The short-term profit of massive companies are apparently far more important to our leaders than Ohioans’ concerns about clean water, air and land
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After More Than a Decade of Advocacy, a Majority of Injection Wells in Athens County Are Suspended
“All of us together, all of the community members stood up for themselves and pushed back. We know that this is dangerous”
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Ohio Residents Seek Answers Over Lack of Action on Fracking Waste Cleanup
“I’d like to see ODNR take responsibility, because they were responsible to permit the waste, and they’re the ones that allowed it to go from 600 tons to 10,000 tons,”
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Two Companies Selected by Ohio Commission to Lease Parts of Noble and Monroe Counties for Fracking
“I’d like to say that we have people who are very concerned about the water in that area”
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Athens Co. Fracking Leak, Inaction Show the Dire Public Health Dangers of Ohio Regulatory Capture
Poor residents in the state know they’re no match for the powerful oil and gas lobby with friends in high places
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Court Issues Restraining Order Against Ohio Fracking Waste-Storage Facility
Ohio has some of the least-restrictive rules on fracking waste, advocates say
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“Who’s Gonna Want to Move Here?” How Fracking Around Ohio’s Salt Fork State Park is Changing the Area
Recently, the Ohio Oil and Gas Land Management Commission selected the “highest and best” bidders to lease part of Salt Fork State Park, Valley Run Wildlife Area, and Zepernick Wildlife Area
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Two Out-of-State Companies Picked to Lease Parts of Ohio Public Land for Fracking
A last-minute effort from environmental groups to halt the process was shot down by a judge