FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JULY 29, 2026 Ohio Department of Natural Resources Seeks Public Comments on Proposed “No Change” Rules to Oil and Gas Administrative Code COLUMBUS, Ohio – On July 20th, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) opened a public comment period on nine rules the Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management (Division)
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
Sixteen Months of Organizing. Four Wells Shut Down. Read More »
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,
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,
Public Input Opportunity: ODNR Division of Forestry Open Houses in September! Read More »
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
Ohio State Legislator, Residents Discuss Injection Well Concerns, Tour Impacted Sites Read More »
