Ohio asks 4 injection wells to shut down, suspects frack wastewater is migrating to other wells
Local groups and the city of Marietta are concerned the migrating frack wastewater could impact drinking water sources.
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More state lands in Ohio leased for fracking, over activists’ shouts
An Ohio commission approved 21 bids, and thousands of acres of public lands, for fracking rights.
Incoming fracking at Ohio wildlife area met with warnings of heavy truck traffic and habitat loss
A state commission is considering proposals to drill under most of the Egypt Valley Wildlife Area in southeastern Ohio.
PA DEP says ‘no risk’ to the public from radioactive materials in oil and gas waste sent to landfills
A DEP study found that wastewater samples from landfills that take fracking waste were mostly below drinking water guidelines for radioactivity.
Allegheny County health board considers fracking impacts
Health experts plan to make recommendations on fracking’s “toxic” effect on communities.
Water districts in Ohio join call for injection well moratorium
Local water authorities want Ohio to pause permitting of new injections wells in Washington County to protect drinking water sources there.
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.
Ohio senator failed to disclose ties to well companies, complaint alleges
Environmental advocates claim that Sen. Brian Chavez pushed legislation that would benefit him and his family, and failed to disclose financial ties to at least five oil and gas companies.
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.
