Research reports
Save Ohio Parks interns and board members have authored a series of research reports about questions surrounding fracking in Ohio. Click below to access these reports.
Fracking of State Parks and Public Lands to Use at Least 1.9 Billion Gallons of Ohio’s Freshwater
By Celia Hawk, Save Ohio Parks Intern, and Cathy Becker, Board Member, January 2026
Fracking Linked to Earthquakes in Ohio (with interactive maps)
By Celia Hawk, Save Ohio Parks Intern, Summer 2025
Ohio’s Orphan Well Program: Research and Recommendations
By Ella George, Save Ohio Parks Intern, Summer 2025
Data Gaps: A Critical Examination of Oil and Gas Well Incidents in Ohio (with interactive map)
By FracTracker Alliance with research by Jenny Morgan, past board member of Save Ohio Parks
Issues with fracking
Fracking has negative consequences for all aspects of the human and natural world. Click the links below to learn more about fracking and: