Our Drinking Water

WTAPChase CampbellJuly 8 2026 WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ohio (WTAP) – A new Buckeye Environmental Network report and a news conference this week in Washington County are raising fresh alarm about brine waste migrating from the Redbird #4 injection well — six years after the state first identified the problem. The Redbird #4 well started injecting fracking wastewater since…

March 21, 2026Letters to the Editor QUESTION: Who is Matt Dole? Does he live in Washington County? Does he drink the local water? Does he drive by all the brine disposal wells? Does he attempt to drive a wedge between local people? Does he make money trying to convince you that he knows what is…

Marietta TimesMarch 5, 2026Gwen Sour Water boards, local officials call for moratorium on injection wells ahead of trip to Columbus Representatives from several Washington County water systems, local governments and citizen advocacy groups met Wednesday to discuss concerns about oil and gas wastewater injection wells and to sign resolutions calling on state leaders to enact…