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Ohio among five states hit hardest by clawback of CDC grants
The state department of health, universities and health departments — including Jackson County — lost a total of $2.8 million.
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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.
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House cats with bird flu could pose a risk to public health
Although outdoor cats comprise most cases of feline H5N1, a small but growing number of house cats contracted the disease from raw food or unpasteurized milk.
