Ohio Natural Gas Archives

Ohio Residents Fed Up with Fracking Wastewater

Julie Grant·November 1, 2018

Ohio regulators just approved a controversial injection well. Activists are considering an appeal.

Can Shale Gas Rebuild the Region’s Manufacturing Base?

Julie Grant·October 26, 2018

Some are hoping that natural gas can create a plastics industry in the Ohio Valley. Others fear air quality and drinking water will be harmed.

Economy Energy The Coming Chemical Boom

A Clear Divide as Ohio Residents Testify About Ethane Pipeline

Julie Grant·May 25, 2018

Shell’s Falcon Pipeline would run through Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia, transporting the ethane necessary to fuel the cracker plant its building in Western, PA. The cracker creates ethylene, which is used in manufacturing plastics.

Economy Energy Follow the Pipeline Pollution

Gearing Up for Fight, Ohio Residents Turn to PA Experts

Julie Grant·May 4, 2018

Ohioans are concerned about the impact that all the new well pads, pipelines, compressor stations and diesel truck traffic are having on the environment and the quality of life in their rural communities. What can they learn from what has happened in southwestern Pennsylvania?

Energy Health Pollution Your Environment Update

VIDEO: Newly Obtained XTO Well Pad Explosion Footage

Julie Grant·March 20, 2018

Gas poured from the well head at a rate estimated by the EPA of 100 million cubic feet per day for 20 days before crews were able to plug it it on March 7.

News Pollution Video

Natural Gas Leak Capped After 20 Days

Julie Grant·March 9, 2018

It's estimated that 100 million cubic feet of natural gas and other substances, like brine water, spewed out of the well each day.

Energy News Pollution

More Than a Week After Explosion, Gas Still Pours from Frack Well

Julie Grant·February 23, 2018

In addition to monitoring the air, regulators have set up floating booms in nearby Captina Creek to protect it from salty brine water that’s also pouring from the well.

Energy News Pollution

Well Pad Explosion in Eastern Ohio Causes Evacuation of Residents

Julie Grant·February 16, 2018

Ohio Department of Natural Resources says the combination of methane and brine flowing out of the well in an uncontrolled manner created the flames.

Energy News Pollution

Are Pipelines to Blame for Decline in Ancient Salamanders?

Julie Grant·February 2, 2018

Eastern hellbender salamanders need clean streams with high water quality and silt-free stream beds to find their prey and avoid predators. Pipeline construction isn't making that easy.

Energy Follow the Pipeline Wildlife Your Environment Update

Pipelines Fuel Concern for Waterways in Coal Country

Julie Grant·October 13, 2017

Pipeline projects are crisscrossing our region so that natural gas can get to market. One rural community in coal country is struggling to keep up with all the construction while trying to protect its natural resources.

Energy Follow the Pipeline

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Ohio Residents Fed Up with Fracking Wastewater

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VIDEO: Newly Obtained XTO Well Pad Explosion Footage

Natural Gas Leak Capped After 20 Days

More Than a Week After Explosion, Gas Still Pours from Frack Well

Well Pad Explosion in Eastern Ohio Causes Evacuation of Residents

Are Pipelines to Blame for Decline in Ancient Salamanders?

Pipelines Fuel Concern for Waterways in Coal Country