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Candidate Q&A: Kevin Ritter and Ohio House 94
Kevin Ritter, candidate for Ohio House District 94, spoke with the Independent about his stance on important policy questions.
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Candidate Q&A: Wenda Sheard and Ohio House 94
The Independent spoke with Wenda Sheard, candidate for Ohio House District 94, about her positions on policy issues.
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Wayne fracking permits OK’d despite pending legal dispute
The same environmental assessment at issue in the dispute over the new permits underpins a lease sale planned for September.
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Washington County injection well opponents face setbacks
The Ohio Oil and Gas Commission dismissed one legal challenge, and a Franklin County magistrate recommended dismissal of another.
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Lawsuit: Fracking waste company should pay for 2021 disaster
Wells with ties to an Ohio senator leaked in 2021, contaminating Noble County land and waterways and killing hundreds of animals.
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Ethics committee could still investigate Sen. Chavez despite GOP claims
Ohio Senate Republican leadership last week said allegations against Brian Chavez by an environmental group had “failed.”
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Ohio Senator Brian Chavez faces ethics complaint over industry ties
A Washington County group argues Chavez failed to disclose financial interests and has used his position for personal gain.
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ODNR faces multiple legal challenges to injection well approvals (Updated)
The ODNR granted the fracking waste injection well permits at issue under outdated rules earlier this year.
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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.
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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.
