Ohio Natural Gas

We’re reporting on the natural gas industry in Ohio, as it brings not only jobs, but more gas wells, pipelines and injection wells to the region.

Why Frack Wastewater Injected Underground Doesn’t Always Stay There

Julie Grant·March 19, 2021

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.

Energy Pollution

Gas Industry Hasn’t Delivered on Its Economic Promise to Communities, Report Says

Jon Hurdle·February 16, 2021

The industry rejects the report, calling natural gas extraction a 'game-changer for local economies.'

Economy Energy Your Environment Update

More Ohioans Want Some Say in Siting Drilling Waste Injection Wells

Julie Grant·February 12, 2021

Residents near injection wells in Ohio fear pollution, noise and earthquakes. Local leaders want some say in where these wells are located.

Energy Who's Listening

In the Ohio River Valley, the Petrochemical Boom Is on Hold

Reid Frazier·December 31, 2020

Has the pandemic and other economic woes made the plastics boom a bust? Some in the community are hopeful it will still come to the region.

Coronavirus Economy Energy The Coming Chemical Boom

‘Anti-Protest’ Bill Passes Ohio House

Julie Grant·December 18, 2020

The bill calls for stiffer penalties for trespassing and tampering of infrastructure like pipelines. Enviro groups say the bill could stifle legitimate protests.

Energy Your Environment Update

When a Gas Plant Moves Next Door

Julie Grant·December 11, 2020

Next to the site of one of the largest gas power plants of its kind in the country, neighbors say they have lost much.

Energy Environmental Justice Your Environment Update

Report: Ohio Complaint Process for Oil and Gas Industry ‘Impossible’ for Public to Use

Julie Grant·October 2, 2020

The report found it took multiple filings, and repeated emails and phone calls to get a response from Ohio regulators. It calls the process a "luck of the draw."

Energy Who's Listening

Ohio Energy Scandal ‘Vindicates’ Renewables Advocates

Julie Grant·August 7, 2020

An alleged bribery scheme at the highest levels of Ohio politics benefitted nuclear and coal plants. Renewable energy companies say the deck has been stacked against them for years.

Energy Politics

Investor Pulls Out of Proposed Ohio Cracker Plant

Brittany Patterson·July 14, 2020

Still, PTTGC America says building the cracker plant - 65 miles southwest of Pittsburgh - remains a top priority.

Economy Energy The Coming Chemical Boom

Ever Hear of a Nurdle? This New Form of Pollution Could be Coming to the Ohio River

Julie Grant·May 1, 2020

Plastic pellets can escape petrochemical plants like the one Shell is building in Beaver County, Pa. Is the Ohio Valley ready?

Good River Pollution Water

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