Buckeye Environmental Network started organizing around injection wells and toxic brine migration in Washington County about a year and a half ago. Last week, that work paid off. The Problem Class II injection wells are used to dispose of liquid waste from oil and gas production. This waste, often called “brine,” comes up from fracked […]
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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,
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 8, 2026 Six Years After Redbird Injection Well Brine Incident, Well Owners, State Representatives, Scientists, and Water Officials Demand Long-Term Investigation Into Brine Migration MARIETTA, Ohio —Following the release of a new Buckeye Environmental Network (BEN) report documenting continued pressure increases in wells impacted by the Redbird #4 injection well, impacted
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
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE // June 2, 2026 Contact: Cat Adams, cat.adams@benohio.org Hebron, Licking County, OH — On May 28, Freepoint Eco-Systems notified the Ohio EPA and Freepoint employees that it would be shutting down its Central Ohio plastic incineration facility, located outside of Hebron in Licking County, on July 26, 2026. In an email to
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 14, 2026 Contact: Cat Adams, cat.adams@benohio.org Freepoint Eco-Systems Pyrolysis Facility MUST Comply With Clean Air Act Incinerator Regulations – According to Ohio EPA Hebron, Licking County, Ohio – On April 28, the Ohio EPA formally notified Freepoint Eco-Systems that their Hebron plastic pyrolysis facility no longer qualifies as a recycling unit
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This report outlines a pattern of repeated violations, delayed enforcement, and worsening contamination at Dennison Disposal’s injection well facility in Tuscarawas County. Over the course of a year, state inspectors documented ongoing releases of brine-impacted water, rising chloride levels, and a lack of meaningful corrective action. Despite this, the company was not fined, operations were
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Credit to Jenny Morgan who continues further research in her ‘Daily Accident Report’ project. She’s made public records requests, researched primary sources, and raised attention about the myriad of oil and gas waste issues going on unchecked in Ohio. Editing of this report done by Buckeye Environmental Network. Incident #2: Dennison Disposal Injection Well —
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Clean Air Act regulations for pyrolysis plants are under attack by Lee Zeldin and the petrochemical industry. In mid-March, the U.S. EPA announced a proposal to change permitting requirements for incinerators during natural disasters. The majority of the proposal is focused on Air Curtain Incinerators, devices that burn supposedly “clean” wood waste and are often
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