The billionaire candidate lobbying for data centers and calling people advocating for clean water ‘whiners’ is not the way forward for Ohio. Important Notes: The Columbus Dispatch first published this op-ed on August 10th, 2026. Marietta City Council President Susan Vessels spoke at BEN’s July 7 press conference, where residents, scientists, elected officials and well
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE COLUMBUS, OH, JULY 10, 2026 On Friday morning, Buckeye Environmental Network learned from a member of the news media that ODNR Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management has finally intervened in the injection well crisis brewing in Washington County, Ohio. A statement by Andy Chow, Chief of Communications at the division,
Prepared By: Buckeye Environmental Network Edited As Of: July 2nd, 2026 Redbird #4 Class II Injection Well API# 34167297670000 Dunham Township, Washington County, OH In 2018, Redbird Development LLC obtained a permit1from the State of Ohio and began injecting waste into the Redbird #4 Class II oil and gas disposal well, a type of well
Picture this: illegal storage of 10,000 tons of radioactive fracking waste in a potential Superfund site/dilapidated building near a vulnerable drinking water source, a $34 million lawsuit, and a tenacious grassroots citizen’s group – what does all of that have in common? Two things: Austin Master Services and Martins Ferry, Ohio. Early 2021 – this
In December, residents from across Washington County filled Graham Auditorium for a public forum on injection wells, hosted by Washington County for Safe Drinking Water and supported by Buckeye Environmental Network. Three keynote speakers share new information that hadn’t been shared yet. Dr. John Stolz from Duquesne University provided a brief introduction to what Class
Washington County takes in the second most amount of fracking waste fluid by county in the state. There are 17 Class II fracking wastewater injection wells in the county — four of them within three miles of the city of Marietta and multiple aquifers that provide drinking water to over 30,000 people. Over 400 million
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Speakers raised concerns about property rights, safety risks, and CO2 pipeline impacts May 12th, 2025 – Last week, residents from across the state spoke to the Ohio House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee in opposition to House Bill 170. If passed, this bill would clarify the regulatory environment for CO2 storage but also encroach on
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The Appalachian Regional “Clean” Hydrogen Hub (ARCH2)’s Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) scoping comment period just ended. As you know, the Department of Energy (DOE) has proposed to award the hydrogen hub a total of $925 million to help with the build-out of hydrogen-based infrastructure in the Appalachian region. The EIS scoping period is designed for
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The Department of Energy is preparing an environmental impact statement to assess the potential impacts of continuing to fund the Appalachian hydrogen hub. This document is central to the project’s NEPA review, which will be conducted through May 2026. Public comments are due by March 3rd, 2025. Unfortunately, this decision will only look at the
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