The Marietta Unit, known for its hiking and mountain biking trails, provides critical habitat for Federally endangered species like the Indiana bat. Evidence of black bear, which is a state endangered species, has recently been found at Archers Fork, just a few miles southwest of some of the parcels slated for auction.
It’s almost time for our Annual Meeting and Board Election. If you’ve been wanting to get more involved with BEN, this is a great opportunity to meet our staff and board members in person, enjoy a meal with other members, learn more about our work and upcoming volunteer opportunities, help us plan for the coming
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The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Forestry (DOF) has scheduled three Open Houses in early September. The public is invited to attend to learn about the agency’s Annual Work Plan for State Forests. The Open Houses will be held at Division of Forestry District Offices in Athens on September 2, Chillicothe on September 3,
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WARREN TOWNSHIP, Ohio — A sign reading “Protect the Water” stands outside Warren Township High School on July 15, 2025, where residents gathered for a public meeting on injection well concerns. (Buckeye Environmental Network via AP) Residents in Washington County, Ohio, are becoming increasingly aware of the concerns and threats that wastewater injection wells pose
A public meeting concerning injection wells will be held on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. at Warren High School Auditorium, located at 130 Warrior Drive, Vincent, Ohio. This meeting is an opportunity for residents to learn more about the proposed or ongoing use of injection wells in the area and to voice concerns
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On Monday, June 9th, 2025, Buckeye Environmental Network visited two conventional oil and gas wells in Marietta, Ohio, after landowners raised concerns about possible toxic contamination. Both wells, once productive, are now suspected of being repressurized by radioactive oil and gas waste. The source? Likely underground migration from nearby Class II injection wells. Jack Chamberlain,
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Summary of an article, published June 3, 2025, by Signal Ohio: At least 55 of 240 oil wells owned by Southeast Ohio Landowners Bob Lane and Bob Wilson have been flooded with brine since 2019, which they believe is due to leaking from nearby Class II injection wells used to store fracking wastewater. Cleanup costs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 20. 2025 Contact: Bev Reed, Buckeye Environmental Network Email: bev.reed@benohio.org Phone: (740) 298-5471 Residents of Warren Township and Marietta were joined yesterday by State Rep Tristan Rader to discuss concerns about injection wells and to visit two conventional gas and oil wells impacted by brine wastewater migration from injection wells
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Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Gas and Oil Chief Eric Vendel has agreed to meet with concerned Warren Community Water and Sewer Association (WCWSA) members due to public pressure, after nearly 150 people attended an April 26th public meeting at Warren High School in Washington County organized by WCWSA members and the board
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“I was happy that someone finally read the facts and data and made a decision based on that for a change” said Dr Randi Pokladnik, a resident of Harrison County and long-time environmental justice activist
