Southeast Ohio officials seek ban on injecting fracking wastewater underground

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Nearly 3 billion gallons of oil and gas wastewater have been injected underground in southeastern Ohio — ...
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Scientists skeptical of oil and gas company’s claim that its fracking ‘poses no public health risks’

A natural gas drilling rig in Greene County, Pa. in 2016. Scientists who study public health say they’re skeptical of a company’s claims that its fracking “Poses No Public Health Risks.” Canonsburg, ...
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Fracking makes the Texas oil and gas industry possible; it may also be harming the state

AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) – Texas leads the United States in oil and gas production, including producing 43% of the ...

West Deer residents appeal to Commonwealth Court in fight over fracking wells

A case argued Tuesday before Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court could test the reach of local efforts to challenge natural gas fracking. Concerned Residents of West Deer (CROWD), a local advocacy group, ...
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Fracking produces a lot of wastewater. Millions of gallons of it are stored under eastern Ohio

Bev Reed, with the Buckeye Environmental Network, holds a map showing injection well sites near Marietta in southeast Ohio. Hydraulic fracturing, particularly on public lands, has spurred protests ...
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Ohio drought renews worries about massive use of water for fracking

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gulfport Energy’s Seneca Lake Reservoir freshwater withdrawal pump, Belmont County, Ohio. Credit: Ted Auch, FracTracker Alliance, ...
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Local officials have had to grapple with fracking since its arrival

Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of stories reflecting on 20 years of gas drilling in Southwestern Pennsylvania. CECIL – When Cecil Township’s board of supervisors has its monthly ...