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Ohio environmentalists and oil companies battle state over dumping of fracking wastewater
Advocates for both sides say public drinking water may be tainted by underground leaks of “produced water” from fracking.
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Recreation council plans Baileys Trail visitor center
The 5,000-square-foot visitors center will be built off West Bailey Road and could include space for Chauncey entrepreneurs as well as trail system offices.
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Athens rejects municipal waste contract proposals, will reopen bidding
Athens City Council rejected both bids that it received for its 2023 municipal waste and recycling contract on Monday, after a contentious, months-long bidding process.
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Court issues split ruling on timber project in Ohio’s Wayne National Forest
A federal judge has agreed in part with a lawsuit filed by an environmental group to stop clearcutting in the Wayne National Forest in southeastern Ohio. He also agreed in part with the U.S. Forest Service. The decision means the government will have to be more specific in its logging decisions, but leaves the door…
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Torch fracking injection wells received waste containing ‘forever chemicals’ PFAS: data
Two fracking waste injection wells in Torch have been injected with waste likely containing the hazardous “forever chemicals” PFAS, according to a recent report.
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Should Southeast Ohio be worried after East Palestine disaster?
The Ohio Governor’s Office says Southeast Ohio appears safe, but the response from independent scientists was mixed.
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Wayne clear-cutting project argued in federal court
The Ohio Environmental Council is suing to stop the U.S. Forest Service from clear-cutting 1,600 acres in the Wayne National Forest.
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Sick deer in Athens County: historic outbreak impacts hunting season
Autumn’s chills, radiant sunsets and fantastic floral displays comprise a sensory experience that for many residents of southeast Ohio would not be complete without the taste of local game—especially white-tailed deer. This year, however, deer season has been marred by a historic outbreak of a disease that is killing deer across the state: epizootic hemorrhagic…
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Deer harvest up in Ohio but down locally amid disease outbreak
As of Oct. 26—33 days into deer season—statewide archery harvest is up about 10% over the three-year average, according to Ohio Department of Natural Resources Deer Biologist Clint McCoy. The 2022-2023 season got off to “an incredibly fast start,” perhaps due to cooler-than-normal temperatures at the start of the season, he said. Although the deer…
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Livestock also impacted by deer disease outbreak
Tracking outbreaks of epizootic hemorrhagic disease is important because wild deer aren’t the only ones affected. Other ruminants can contract EHD, including livestock such as sheep, goats and cattle (and captive deer)—and outbreaks among domesticated ruminants are increasing, according to Dr. Dennis Summers, chief of the Division of Animal Health at the Ohio Department of…
