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
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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