We’re reporting on the natural gas industry in Ohio, as it brings not only jobs, but more gas wells, pipelines and a potential multi-billion dollar ethane cracker to the region.
The Department of Energy collected perspectives from Ohio Valley communities impacted by the ethane and petrochemical industries to include in a report to Congress.
One geologist says the landscape is like "Swiss cheese" from a century of oil and gas drilling. All those wells could allow fracking wastewater to travel back to the surface.
The bill calls for stiffer penalties for trespassing and tampering of infrastructure like pipelines. Enviro groups say the bill could stifle legitimate protests.