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An Environmental Victory: Harrison County, OH Reverses Decision on Oil and Gas Brine Use for Winter Road Treatment
Buckeye Environmental NetworkMarch 25, 2025Anton Krieger March 19th, 2025 – The Harrison County, OH Board of Commissioners announced plans to reverse a recent resolution permitting the use of oil and gas waste “brine” for winter road treatment, according to a WTOV9 report. Commissioner Dustin Corder noted: “We’re working on rescinding that resolution. We agree with some of…
Read MoreOil company claims fracking waste has ruined parts of region for oil and gas extraction
Athens MessengerJim PhillipsJuly 3, 2024 ATHENS — When a state agency last year ordered an operator of injection wells for fracking waste to stop injecting into its wells in the Coolville area, the reason cited was that toxic waste fluids were apparently “migrating” from the injection wells and showing up in oil and gas production…
Read MoreOhio Orders Company to Suspend Operations at 3 Drilling Wastewater Wells
alleghenyfront.org JULIE GRANTMAY May 3, 2024 On April 25, the Ohio Oil and Gas Commission upheld a June 2023 order by Eric Vendel, the chief of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management, suspending operations of the K&H Partners wells. The company is a subsidiary of Kansas-based Tallgrass Energy.…
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