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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ODNR permits injection well despite Marietta council opposition

By MOVCAC | 09/05/2025

Farm and DairyBy Liz PartschSeptember 3, 2025 The Ohio Department of Natural Resources approved a new Class II injection well on Aug. 28 despite objections from the Marietta City Council. The Stephan #1 injection well will be the fifth Class II injection well within two miles of Marietta’s public water supply, which serves tens of…

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