EPA Inspector General to investigate response to East Palestine train derailment
In 2023, a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous materials derailed near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border, contaminating the air and water.
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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.
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.
Hellbenders share spotlight with Abraham Lincoln at new nature preserve
A new preserve in Ohio is named for the salamanders that live there also highlights the history of early American railroads.
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.
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.
How extreme weather and aging infrastructure led to months of ‘musty’ water in one Ohio village
Residents in Cadiz say the water looks, smells and tastes bad. Experts blame extreme weather, aging infrastructure and a lack of certified professionals.
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.
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.
