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As fracking at Ohio’s largest state park gets underway, the industry has changed one rural county
Brine from fracking can be saltier than seawater and contain numerous chemicals from the fracking operation, as well as ...
Ohio drought renews worries about massive use of water for fracking
FracFocus, a data clearinghouse, has some data on the composition of fracking fluids, but reporting is voluntary. According ...
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Out-of-state company selected to lease land for fracking at Leesville Wildlife Area
Encino Energy was chosen to lease 62 acres of land in Leesville, which is property of the Ohio Department of Natural ...
Money from fracking Ohio’s largest state park is funding a $9.6M makeover: Capitol Letter
The biggest state park in Ohio is getting a $9.6 million makeover, funded by leases for fracking underneath it. As Jake ...
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Ohio lawmaker wants to require companies to disclose chemicals used for fracking
Ohio authorized fracking in state parks in 2023. Fracking refers to hydraulic fracturing, the process of sending pressurized chemicals, water and sand into wells to extract oil and natural gas.
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Federal Plan Would Open Ohio’s Only National Forest to Fracking
ATHENS, Ohio— A new Bureau of Land Management plan to open 40,000 acres of the Wayne National Forest to fracking for oil and gas looks almost identical to one a federal judge rejected in 2020. The ...