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Court Dismisses Appeal to Block Drilling and Fracking Under Ohio Park and Wildlife Areas
The Ohio Oil and Gas Land Management Commission is expected to begin acting on bids this week
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East Palestine Wastewater Galvanizes Community Against Injection Well Disposal
In Coshocton, more than 70 miles from East Palestine, wastewater from the accident has shed light on how little say local officials have in underground disposal
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Ohio Oil and Gas Industry Accident Data Boost Worries About Drilling Under State Parks
Even quickly cleaned-up releases involve chemicals that can be toxic, and hundreds of “minor” incidents belie the industry’s claims that there are few problems
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Study: Shale Gas Boom ‘Failed to Deliver’ Prosperity for Appalachia
“Data show that Appalachian production began to plateau as early as 2019”
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Polls: Ohioans Skeptical More Fracking Would Bring Benefits
New polling shows nearly two-thirds of Ohioans are opposed to or unsure about fracking
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Bidding Begins for Oil and Gas Drilling Leases on Ohio Public Land
Ohio’s Oil and Gas Land Management Commission is now accepting proposals to drill beneath public land like state parks
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Ohio Groups Want More Public Feedback on Leasing State Lands for Oil, Gas Drilling
“When people find out this is happening, they have very strong feelings about this”
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Oil and Gas Drilling in Ohio State Parks Set to Expand. Some Say Taxes on It Are Too Low
“Ohio’s severance taxes are pitiful, and they have meant a severe missed opportunity for Appalachia and for Ohio as a whole”
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Scientists Sound Alarm on Fracking Near Muskingum, Ohio Watershed
“You’ve got an industry that is basically, because of the Halliburton loophole, unregulated”
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Ohio Governor Mike DeWine Greenlights Fracking on State Lands
Advocates say operations could increase residents’ exposure to toxic chemicals
