Ohio orders company to suspend operations at 3 drilling wastewater wells
The state found waste could be migrating through fractures in the shale and that the impacts create an “imminent danger” to health and the environment.
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Ohio AG wants Pa. company held in contempt for failing to clean up radioactive drilling waste
The company along the Ohio River was found to have radioactive liquids and sludge on the floor of its facility, among other "egregious" violations.
Paused Ohio chemical recycling plant puts spotlight on Appalachia as ‘prime target’ for the controversial practice
Chemical recycling uses heat, chemicals or both to break down plastic waste into component parts for reuse as plastic feedstocks or as fuel.
Storing CO2 underground in western Pa. and neighboring states raises questions
A company wants to lease land in the tri-state region of Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia to store industrial carbon dioxide emissions deep underground.
Commission approves bids to frack Ohio’s largest state park and two wildlife areas
The commission approved bids to frack under Salt Fork State Park as well as wildlife areas and other state property, while protestors yelled and held signs.
Lawsuit claims approvals to frack Ohio state lands violated law
Environmental and hunting groups claim an Ohio commission failed to consider impacts of fracking on the environment, users of the properties and other factors required by Ohio law.
How utility scale solar power could be a boon for sheep farmers
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Some Ohio sheep farmers hope solar grazing - using animals to keep vegetation under panels in check - can help sustain their operations.
Ohio approves fracking under state park and wildlife areas at contentious meeting
A crowd shouted and chanted "Save our parks!" as an Ohio commission approved fracking under the state’s largest park and two wildlife areas in the eastern part of the state.
Cleanup almost finished in East Palestine, EPA says
Norfolk Southern cleared more than 165 million tons of contaminated soil and over 39 million gallons of liquid waste from the derailment site.
Ohio commission delays vote to frack state parks during raucous meeting
The Ohio Oil and Gas Land Management Commission approved four proposals to drill for gas and oil on some state-owned lands, but delayed action on fracking under Ohio state parks.
