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Marietta OH officials ask ODNR oil and gas chief to deny permit for new injection well
WTAP.comBy Chase CampbellAugust 25, 2025 MARIETTA, Ohio (WTAP) – Marietta city leaders are fighting a proposed injection well that would dispose of fracking waste less than two miles from the city’s drinking water supply. An August 8 letter signed by Marietta officials including the city’s mayor, law director, water superintendent, and a majority of city council…
Read MoreOhio senator’s fracking waste business is ‘dangerous’ for drinking water, Marietta council president says
Signal OhioAugust 14, 2025 Public Safety The city is fighting a fifth fracking waste injection well planned near its drinking water source. Marietta’s council president clashed with her state senator, whose former business, which has a history of engineering failures, is seeking the permit. It was supposed to be a sleepy, county-level Republican meeting where…
Read MoreMarietta OH City Council: Committee of the whole meeting held on injection wells
The Marietta TimesJuly 31, 2025by Gwen Sour Committee of the whole meeting held on injection wells Marietta City Council unanimously passed a series of motions Monday night aimed at challenging investigating proposed injection wells in the region, including a request for a public hearing with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) and the formation…
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