Tell your House Rep: Don’t speed up fracking our state parks!
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On March 18, the House Natural Resources Committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 219, which purports to revise the law on oil... Read More
Tell your state senator: No de facto ban on solar in Ohio
Last month we told you about Senate Bill 294, which would “declare the state’s energy siting policy” by instructing the Ohio Power... Read More
Speak up for state parks and public lands
On Monday, January 12, at 1 p.m., Ohio’s Oil and Gas Land Management Commission — the governor-appointed body in charge of decisions about... Read More
I told Ohio lawmakers that a new law would put gas plants in residential areas. Now it’s happening.
By Cathy Cowan Becker Last March during the hearings on Ohio House Bill 15, I was the only representative of an environmental... Read More
Six Sun Day events across Ohio to celebrate clean energy
From Coast to Coast: Thousands Unite to Demonstrate that Clean Energy is Ready Now On September 21, Save Ohio Parks and Third... Read More
Thanks to you, the Ohio budget is better for our state parks and public lands
The Ohio budget process is finally over. The legislature sent their big, ugly budget to Gov. Mike DeWine on June 26, giving... Read More
Fracking Ohio state parks should not fund tax cuts for the rich
During the lame duck session of 2022, the Ohio legislature passed HB 507, a bill ostensibly about the sale of baby chicks,... Read More
The good, the bad, and the ugly on Ohio’s long overdue energy legislation
By Cathy Cowan Becker This year, new legislation in the Ohio Statehouse could finally see the end to some of the worst... Read More
Save Ohio Parks testifies on Senate Bill 2
On February 25, 2025, Cathy Becker, board president of Save Ohio Parks, delivered the following testimony to the Ohio Senate Energy Committee... Read More
Now they want 4360 acres of Egypt Valley Wildlife Area – tell them no!
Last week, fracking tanks on a well pad just five miles from Salt Fork State Park exploded. The local fire department closed area... Read More