Our Drinking Water
Two Pennsylvania Towns Seek Public Funding for Water Systems Amid Claims That Gas Industry Contaminated Wells
By Jon HurdleSeptember 9, 2025 “Disaster emergency” declarations will allow towns to apply for state and federal help. Two neighboring townships in a heavily fracked part of Pennsylvania are seeking federal and state funding for a public water system to replace private wells that have been contaminated for more than three years. Freeport and Springhill townships…
Read MoreMarietta City Council passes 3 injection well resolutions
Marietta TimesOctober 3, 2025Gwen Sour Marietta City Council on Thursday focused much of its regular meeting on drinking water protections and state-regulated injection wells, moving forward with two measures tied to oversight and potential litigation while introducing a third that urges a statewide pause on new wells. City Law Director Paul Bertram said his office…
Read MoreLetter off-base on local residents, risks
Marietta TimesSeptember 27, 2025Glenn Newman A recent letter titled “Ohio Oil and Gas Under Attack by California Funded Leftists from Athens County,” is misleading and dismissive of the citizens of this area. Had the author done even the most basic background work, he would know the headline is untrue. For the past three years, Washington…
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