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Tell your House Rep: Don’t speed up fracking our state parks!

On March 18, the House Natural Resources Committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 219, which purports to revise the law on ...
Opinion

Two bad bills would speed up fracking of Ohio parks, squash renewable energy

The Ohio legislature has a long history of kowtowing to oil and gas interests — and no pair of bills demonstrates this more thoroughly than the proposed Ohio Senate Bill 219 and Ohio Senate Bill 294.

Southeast Ohio officials seek ban on injecting fracking wastewater underground

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Nearly 3 billion gallons of oil and gas wastewater have been injected underground in southeastern Ohio — pumped deep beneath the feet of residents who say they’ve had little say in ...

Fracking makes the Texas oil and gas industry possible – but it may also be harming the state

AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) – Texas leads the United States in oil and gas production, including producing 43% of the ...
WVXU

Fracking produces a lot of wastewater. Millions of gallons of it are stored under eastern Ohio

Bev Reed, with the Buckeye Environmental Network, holds a map showing injection well sites near Marietta in southeast Ohio. Hydraulic fracturing, particularly on public lands, has spurred protests ...

Fracking makes the Texas oil and gas industry possible; it may also be harming the state

This story is supported by the Pulitzer Center and is part of the “Texas Energy Crossroads” project, a partnership between ...