Now is good time for regulations on fracking
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There are 4,000 active oil wells and 900 abandoned oil and natural gas wells right now in Ohio. The oil and gas industry needs more strict state and federal oversight and regulation, not less.
Rush to frack is damaging state lands
Our state lands are now open for oil and gas extraction, and we are faced with an impossible task: trying to preserve our forests and parks from an extractive industry.
Allowing fracking on Ohio state lands would be a big mistake
According to a report from The Ohio State University, “the contribution of outdoor
recreational trips in Ohio to Ohio’s overall economic activity is estimated to be $8.1 billion
per year, which amounts to 1.3% of Ohio’s economy. The outdoor recreational sector is
estimated to employ 132,790 workers in Ohio, or 1.9% of Ohio’s workforce.”