Our Drinking Water

By Justin NobelJanuary 21, 2020 Oil-and-gas wells produce nearly a trillion gallons of toxic waste a year. An investigation shows how it could be making workers sick and contaminating communities across America In 2014, a muscular, middle-aged Ohio man named Peter took a job trucking waste for the oil-and-gas industry.  The hours were long — he was…

WCHSBob AaronJune 30th 2025 WOOD COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — So-called forever chemicals are continuing to raise concerns about the safety of drinking water in the region. The wells serving the 12,000 customers of the Little Hocking Water Association have more forever chemicals than any other municipal water system. About 1,300 feet across the Ohio River from…

athensindependent.comBy Dani KingtonJune 5, 2025 Twin bills in the Ohio Senate and Ohio House, the former sponsored by Sen. Brian Chavez (R-30), would help transfer authority over underground carbon sequestration to the ODNR. MARIETTA, Ohio — On May 19, a combination of environmental activists, oil and gas producers, township trustees, water association employees and a…