Our Drinking Water
Operator fights to reopen injection wells linked to disaster
Athens IndependentBy Dani KingtonSeptember 17, 2026 NOBLE COUNTY, Ohio — A fracking waste injection company is fighting to reopen two suspended Noble County wells that the Ohio Department of Natural Resources linked to a 2021 environmental disaster. The wells were initially suspended by order of the chief of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Oil…
Read MoreMarietta forced into a toxic game. I am a Republican. Ramaswamy sees us as whiners
Columbus DispatchSusan Vessels, Guest ColumnistAugust 10, 2026 The billionaire candidate lobbying for data centers and calling people advocating for clean water ‘whiners’ is not the way forward for Ohio. Key Points Ohio State University Moritz College of Law graduate Susan Vessels is president of the Marietta City Council. The state of Ohio is forcing my…
Read MoreIn Ohio, Toxic Wastewater Is Bubbling Up Out of the Ground
New York TimesJuly 29th, 2026 The state is a major importer of fracking wastewater, which gets pumped underground but doesn’t always stay there. The city of Marietta is fighting back. In historic Marietta, Ohio, riverboats churn past shores once surveyed by George Washington. Trolleys bump along brick roads that pass between Victorian homes and 2,000-year-old…
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