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Ask the US EPA to review Ohio’s injection well program!

Ohio is becoming a dumping ground for fracking waste, and we’re already seeing this waste ending up in our streams.  The Ohio Department of Natural Resources is failing to ensure the safety of Ohio’s citizens and environment; it’s time for the US EPA to step in.

Send a note to US EPA Region 5 Administrator Susan Hedman, and ask her to ensure the safety of Ohio and its citizens!

Fracking in State Parks to Clean Ohio?

Under Ohio’s current proposed budget, half of the revenue from fracking in state parks would go to the Clean Ohio Fund - which exists to fund cleanups in Ohio. This funding structure guarantees a net loss for Ohio’s environment by funding cleanups by making a bigger mess, in our state parks.

Tell Your Senator right now that the path to a Clean Ohio is not through dirty fracking in our state parks!

 

Protect Carroll County From a 1-2 Punch!

95% of Carroll depends on groundwater and yet, over the next ten years, ODNR will allow 2,000 unconventional gas wells and permit an underground coal mine without informing the public about potential impacts on water quality.   

Demand ODNR hold a public meeting to inform Carroll County about what’s at stake for the future of their water.

             

The Ohio Chapter asks US EPA Region 5 to review Ohio’s injection well program

May 7th, 2013

DangerOne of the most concerning issues facing Ohio on the fracking front is what happens to the waste generated from gas production wells.  Presently, the vast majority of oil and gas waste is injected into the ground via underground injection wells.  This program is called the Underground Injection Control (UIC) program and is overseen by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR).  Read More