The Statehouse News Bureau

Incoming fracking at Ohio wildlife area could bring habitat loss, heavy construction and money for conservation

The Ohio Oil and Gas Land Management Commission has put over 12,000 acres of a remote wildlife area, called Egypt Valley, out ...

Data centers killing Ohio's beloved park before our very eyes | Opinion

Our land, water and air were meant to be held in public trust for future generations — not sacrificed for Big Tech and Big ...

Time for full transparency on Ohio’s fracking waste practices: editorial

Effective oversight starts and ends with full transparency about all aspects of Ohio’s fracking operation, along with ...
Yahoo

Bill that would expand fracking leases on state property is going to Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine

The entrance to Salt Fork State Park, April 5, 2024, Jefferson Township in Guernsey County, Ohio. (Photo by Graham Stokes for Ohio Capital Journal. Republish photo only with original article.) A bill ...
Morningstar

Save Ohio Parks: Public comments needed to stop fracking 8,749 acres at Salt Fork, Egypt Valley

Comments needed by March 7 for 6,639 acres in Egypt Valley Wildlife Area; March 15 for 513 acres under Salt Fork State Park and 1,596 more acres of Egypt Valley COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 24, 2026 ...
Cleveland Scene

More Than 8,500 Acres of Ohio’s Public Land Approved for Fracking

People opposed to fracking protest in front of the Ohio Department of Public Safety building before a Ohio Oil and Gas Land Management Commission meeting. Credit: Megan Henry/OCJ More than 8,000 acres ...
Columbus Dispatch

Ohio lawmaker wants to require companies to disclose chemicals used for fracking

An Ohio lawmaker wants to require oil companies drilling in state parks to disclose the chemicals they're using. Rep. Sean Brennan, D-Parma, introduced a bill to require the owners of oil and gas ...