Marietta City Council passes 3 injection well resolutions

By MOVCAC | 10/03/2025

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…

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Letter off-base on local residents, risks

By MOVCAC | 09/28/2025

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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ODNR using old rules on new injection wells tied to state senator

By MOVCAC | 09/20/2025

Athens IndependentBy Dani Kington & Eric BollSeptember 18, 2025 Tighter rules for new fracking injection wells weren’t applied to multiple applications from a company formerly headed by an Ohio senator who chairs the Energy Committee. MARIETTA, Ohio — After issues with underground migration of toxic fracking waste, the state has established new rules to protect…

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