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Melinda Zemper, Save Ohio Parks

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Movie extolling the beauty of state parks fails to mention the state also fracks them

Save Ohio Parks volunteers across Ohio are distributing literature outside theatres and museums to educate Ohioans that pristine state parks featured in a new docu IMAX film are at risk of being despoiled if Ohio public lands continue to be fracked for natural gas.The nonprofit has already hand-…
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Save Ohio Parks and 29 Organizations Demand Moratorium on Fracking Ohio State Parks and Public Lands

Save Ohio Parks and 29 environmental and advocacy organizations from across the state have delivered a letter to Gov. Mike DeWine demanding a moratorium on new or pending nominations, bids and leases to frack under Ohio’s beloved and pristine state parks and public lands.“The Oil and Gas Land…
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Ohio Oil and Gas Land Management Commission to Meet Nov. 15 for Fracking Decision

A meeting for the Ohio Oil and Gas Land Management Commission (OGLMC) todecide to permit or deny fracking four Ohio state parks and wildlife areaswill be held Wednesday, November 15 at the Ohio Department of NaturalResources (ODNR) office, 2045 Morse Road in Columbus.Save Ohio Parks will host a…
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Ohio Oil and Gas Land Management Commission to Meet Nov. 15 for Fracking Decision

A meeting for the Ohio Oil and Gas Land Management Commission (OGLMC) todecide to permit or deny fracking four Ohio state parks and wildlife areaswill be held Wednesday, November 15 at the Ohio Department of NaturalResources (ODNR) office, 2045 Morse Road in Columbus.Save Ohio Parks will host a…