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Melinda Zemper
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Will more Salt Fork State Park and wildlife areas be fracked? Deicison at Dec. 9 meeting
The Oil and Gas Land Management Commission will consider fracking two large tracts at Salt Fork State Park, two wildlife areas and two rights-of-way along state highways at its Monday, Dec. 9 meeting.The 1 p.m. meeting will be held at the Ohio Department of Public Safety, Charles D. Shipley…
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Keen Wildlife Area and four ODOT parcels to be fracked
It took the Ohio Oil and Gas Land Management Commission (OGLMC) just 22 minutes Monday to rubber stamp fracking under Keen Wildlife Area and four Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) parcels.The four-member, unelected commission appointed by Ohio Governor Mike DeWine ignored shouted questions…
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FrackStock offers free food, music and celebrates writer Justin Nobel on June 2
FrackStock, a celebration of science journalist Justin Nobel's new bookexposing health risks gas and oil workers are exposed to from working withradioactive toxic waste will be held Sunday, June 2 from 5 to 9 p.m. at theFirst Unitarian Universalist Church, 93 W. Weisheimer Road in Columbus.The…
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Fracking delay rejected by Ohio court
Save Ohio Parks statement on court’s decision to dismiss appealSave Ohio Parks is disappointed that our appeal of the Oil and Gas Land Management Commission’s (OGLMC) decision to approve fracking lease nominations in our state parks and wildlife areas was dismissed. But we will continue to advocate…