ODNR using old rules on new injection wells tied to state senator
Tighter rules for new fracking injection wells weren’t applied to multiple applications from a company formerly headed by an Ohio senator who chairs the Energy Committee.
Environmental group weighing another challenge to fracking in the Wayne
The Bureau of Land Management issued a decision in April that would allow fracking in the Wayne National Forest’s Marietta Unit. No new oil and gas leases have yet been approved.
Ohio landowners say fracking wastewater is leaking underground, threatening their oil wells and drinking water
Two big oil producers in Southeast Ohio say dozens of their wells have flooded with industrial waste from the fracking industry. As they sue several disposal site operators, including one owned by a sitting state senator, regulators agree that injection wells are leaking, leaving some to also worry about their water.
No evidence Athens County fracking waste contaminated well water, ODNR says
Advocates are keeping the pressure on after an Ohio Department of Natural Resources contractor tested private water wells near leaking fracking waste injection sites.
Ohio Senator may face lawsuit over injection well issues
An oil and gas producer settled with the state for cleanup costs associated with environmental damages caused partly by Ohio Senator Brian Chavez’s injection well company. The producer is now weighing a lawsuit against Chavez’s company.
Fracking waste injection company applies to plug Athens County wells
The plugging operation follows K&H Partners’ unsuccessful challenge of an Ohio Department of Natural Resources order suspending its wells.
