Ohio towns are pushing back against data centers to varying degrees of success
As rural communities in Ohio become hotspots for new AI data centers, some communities are fighting them, to varying degrees of success.
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In southeast Ohio, state and local officials fight over the future of injection wells
Marietta’s city council passed a resolution asking the state for a three-year moratorium on injection well activity within Washington County.
Why some Ohio residents fear injection wells will pollute their drinking water
Residents in Marietta, Ohio, are concerned that two injection wells to store waste from oil and gas drilling could pollute the city's aquifers.
Fracking produces a lot of wastewater. Millions of gallons of it are stored under eastern Ohio.
Some residents in Marietta, Ohio, are concerned that an injection well for fracking wastewater could contaminate the drinking water. To understand how that could happen, we’re breaking down the science.
Could swamp-ifying northwest Ohio help curb toxic algal blooms?
In an environmental memoir, Ohio native Patrick Wensink traces northwest Ohio’s toxic algal bloom problems back to its swampy roots.
Scientists want to monitor microplastics in the Great Lakes. Here’s why it matters
A board of scientists has proposed a system to monitor microplastics in the Great Lakes. Currently, there’s no coordinated, regional effort to do so.
How one Ohio town is preparing for a future of floods
The river has flooded in Shelby, Ohio numerous times in the town's history. Now there's a grassroots effort to stop it and prevent damage.
Three months after the East Palestine derailment, deep anxiety lingers
East Palestine residents still grapple with physical and psychological impacts in the wake of the traumatic event.
