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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 11/12/25 Contacts at bottom WHO: Buckeye Environmental Network (BEN), represented by Earthjustice WHAT: Lawsuit filed challenging the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) for unlawfully approving two new Class II oil and gas waste injection wells WHEN: Filed November 7, 2025 WHERE: Tenth District Court of Appeals, Franklin County, Ohio WHY: The […]

For decades, Ohio’s backroads have quietly carried more than just traffic. They’ve carried waste. Since 1985, local governments across the state have filed annual reports with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources documenting how much oil and gas brine was spread on their roads as a deicer or dust suppressant. Each “Annual Surface Application Report

A Historic Vote for Clean Water On October 2, the Marietta City Council passed three major resolutions responding to public concern over injection wells and their threats to drinking water. Among them was a historic resolution asking the state for a three-year moratorium to pause injection well activity within Washington County, Ohio until further study

A recent letter titled “Ohio Oil and Gas Under Attack by California Funded Leftists from Athens County,” is misleading and dismissive of the citizens of this area. Had the author done even the most basic background work, he would know the headline is untrue. For the past three years, Washington County residents have held multiple

The recorded audio of every meeting can be found on the Marietta City webpage or by following the provided link.  https://www.mariettaoh.net/government/city_council/agendas_and_minutes.php#outer-2072 These documents were read into the record by Council President Susan Vessels at the Marietta City Council meeting on 09/18/25. Click here to read Council President Vessels responseClick here for Marietta City Council Meeting

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

On Tuesday, September 9, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency held a public meeting in Marietta about a proposed Class I waste injection disposal well. DeepRock Disposal Solutions, LLC submitted the application earlier this year. The site would be just below Bramblewood Heights, about a mile south of the company’s current injection well at State Routes

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