Thanks to you, the Ohio budget is better for our state parks and public lands
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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
30 Organizations Demand Moratorium on Fracking Ohio State Parks and Public Lands
Save Ohio Parks and 29 other organizations from across the state delivered a letter to Gov. Mike DeWine demanding a moratorium on... Read More
Act Now: No more fossil fuel extraction from Jockey Hollow Wildlife Area
Earlier this month, we saw what can happen at an oil and gas operation in Ohio. Two frack tanks on a Gulfport... 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
Ohio Well Pad Fire Highlights Pattern of Frequent Oil and Gas Incidents Statewide
This press release was originally issued on January 7, 2025, by FracTracker Alliance FracTracker Alliance Reveals Nearly 2,000 Oil and Gas Incidents... Read More
Statement on explosion of Gulfport Appalachia fracking well pad near Salt Fork State Park
Last night at 5:49 p.m., the chief of the Antrim, Ohio, volunteer fire department posted the first of four videos on its... Read More
Meet the NEW Oil and Gas Land Management Commission
Leasing Ohio’s state parks and wildlife areas for fracking has been a widely controversial issue since the process was kick-started by HB... Read More