Our Drinking Water
Washington County Commission Faces Public Backlash
Marietta TimesJanuary 30, 2026Amber Phipps County residents speak on six year lawsuit with ODNR Read the “Viewpoint” at the end of this article The Washington County Commission responded to concerns Thursday from county residents Bob Wilson and Bob Lane who have attended various local meetings regarding their land rights and oil and gas rights. “There’s…
Read MoreWashington County for Safe Drinking Water files complaint against Sen. Chavez
Marietta TimesJanuary 21, 2026Amber Phipps Washington County for Safe Drinking Water announced the filing of an ethics complaint against state Sen. Brian Chavez on Tuesday. A press release from the organization said the complaint letter was sent to the JLEC (Joint Legislative Ethics Committee). Legislative Inspector General Tony Bledsoe said Ohio Revised Code 102.06 and…
Read MoreOhio urgently needs a toughened, more transparent fracking-waste permit process
By Editorial Board, cleveland.com, and The Plain DealerDecember 10th, 2025 Ohio has become a state of easy virtue for readily allowing “fracking waste” – the hazardous byproducts of the high-pressure slurries injected to extract oil and natural gas from shale far below Earth’s surface – to be pumped so compliantly into Ohio land. Much of…
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