This page contains links to 2025 news stories that quote volunteers for Save Ohio Parks and letters to the editor or opinion pieces written by Save Ohio Parks volunteers, as well as relevant articles about the issues related to fracking public lands.
2025
Ohio Parks praised on screen, but advocates warn of fracking, injection wells, and radioactive risks
Scioto Valley Guardian
December 18, 2025
Data centers could dispose of water in Ohio lakes if state EPA approves
Columbus Dispatch
December 17, 2025
Dozens speak out against Ohio EPA’s proposal to streamline water discharge permits for data centers
WXVU-FM Cincinnati
December 17, 2025
Speaking out: Public meeting held in regard to injection wells
Marietta Times
December 17, 2025
Fire causes explosion at oil well in Carroll County
WOIO-TV 19 News Cleveland
December 16, 2025
Ohio EPA looks to streamline water permits for data centers
WXVU-FM Cincinnati
December 16, 2025
Another Columbus-area community passes 90-day moratorium on data centers
Columbus Dispatch
December 15, 2025
I told Ohio lawmakers that a new law would put gas plants in residential areas. Now it’s happening.
Commentary by Cathy Cowan Becker
Ohio Capital Journal
December 10, 2025
Ohio urgently needs a toughened, more transparent fracking-waste permit process: editorial
Cleveland Plain Dealer
December 10, 2025
Environmental Groups Demand a Nationwide Freeze on Data Center Construction
Inside Climate News
December 8, 2025
Ohio landfills take drilling waste, but don’t track or test much of it
Allegheny Front
December 4, 2025
AEP’s Thanksgiving Massacre!!
With Cathy Cowan Becker (start 11:35)
For A Green Future
December 2, 2025
West Virginia residents deserve answers about data center powered by wood chips
Column by Randi Pokladnik
Parkersburg News and Sentinel
November 29, 2025
Orphan well bill criticized by environmentalists
Athens Messenger
November 28, 2025
Embracing real clean energy
Column by Randi Pokladnik
Herald-Star
November 28, 2025
Ohio pumps toxic fracking waste from other states underground and hopes it stays put. It won’t
Cleveland Plain Dealer
November 28, 2025
How did Ohio become the primary dumping ground for fracking waste?
Cleveland Plain Dealer
November 21, 2025
Does fracking cause higher radon levels in nearby homes? What the research shows
Columbus Dispatch
November 20, 2025
Licking County is the nation’s radon epicenter. Why isn’t more being done to help?
Columbus Dispatch
November 20, 2025
What is radon? How can you test for it in your home? What you need to know in Ohio
Columbus Dispatch
November 20, 2025
How fracking is impacting the creatures in our state parks – op-ed by Mary Huck
Cleveland.com
November 19, 2025
Hiking Salt Fork: A Cave, A Summit, and a Quiet Mind
Poeaxtry’s Poetry Prism
November 19, 2025
Growth of data centers poses environmental threats for Southeast Ohio
Athens Post
November 18, 2025
This Ohio county banned wind and solar. Now, residents are pushing back.
Canary Media
November 18, 2025
Ohio regulators skirted rules when permitting fracking waste wells in Southeast Ohio, lawsuit says
Signal Ohio
November 17, 2025
Opponents say bill bolstering Ohio’s orphan well program is too generous to the oil and gas industry
Ohio Capital Journal
November 14, 2025
Reprinted by Yahoo News, Columbus Underground
‘Drinking Water at Risk’—State Sued Over Expired Safety Rules
Newsweek
November 13, 2025
Cathy Cowan Becker on HB 15, Fuel Cells, and Citizen Advocacy
Hilliard Beacon
November 6, 2025
Ohio scrapped a key tool to fight air pollution. Advocates want it back.
Canary Media
November 5, 2025
Ohio’s data centers will impact many Ohioans
Column by Randi Pokladnik
Ohio Capital Journal
October 29, 2025
Ohio GOP bill declares natural gas is ‘clean energy’ the state should favor
Signal Ohio
October 29, 2025
Hilliard City Council will appeal to the Ohio EPA to block Amazon’s fuel cell installation at the Scioto-Darby Road data center
Hilliard Beacon
October 27, 2025
Hilliard residents raise concern over fuel cell addition to data center
WCMH-TV Columbus NBC-4
October 23, 2025
Hilliard residents troubled as data center plan moves forward without city approval
WCMH-TV Columbus NBC-4
October 23, 2025
Bill seeks to end use of radioactive brine on Ohio roadways
Column by Randi Pokladnik
Your Ohio News
October 23, 2025
Why one Ohio couple is suing their city over rooftop solar fees
Canary Media
October 23, 2025
Organization raises concerns about local carbon capture plans
Weirton Daily Times
October 22, 2025
Fracking under Salt Fork, other state parks would be banned under proposed Democratic bill
Akron Beacon Journal
October 16, 2025
Ohio state senator proposes dedicated well-plugging fund, other regulatory changes
Ohio Capital Journal
October 16, 2025
Reps. Rader, Cockley Testify on Bill to Protect Ohio’s State Parks, Lake Erie from Oil and Gas Extractions
Ohio House of Representatives
October 15, 2025
Hilliard residents raise concerns over proposed Amazon fuel cells at data center
WBNS-TV 10 Columbus
October 15, 2025
Ohio to fast-track energy at former coal mines and brownfields
Canary Media
October 15, 2025
Ohio paves way for Class VI wells
Farm and Dairy
October 14, 2025
Residents say ‘no’ on $1B data center project, want Hamilton to do the same
Journal-News
October 10, 2025
Ohio, not feds, would regulate a new industrial waste under bill passed by House
Signal Ohio
October 8, 2025
Scientists Find Evidence that a Pennsylvania Town’s Water Was Contaminated by Fracking
Inside Climate News
October 7, 2025
Ohio farmers deserve freedom to protect their land and legacy
Letter by Tony Zartman
Toledo Blade
October 7, 2025
Data centers in Ohio have claimed $2.5 billion in tax breaks since 2017, report says
Signal Ohio
October 6, 2025
Ohio’s sole national forest could be wiped out as Trump targets land for logging
The Guardian
October 5, 2025
Marietta City Council passes 3 injection well resolutions
Marietta Times
October 3, 2025
Fortune 500 oil and gas company to take over old Bob Evans corporate campus
Columbus Dispatch
October 3, 2025
Marietta City Council approves resolutions on injection wells
WTAP-TV Parkersburg
October 2, 2025
Climate change, extreme weather and insurance companies
Op-ed by George Banziger
Parkersburg News and Sentinel
September 27, 2025
Letter off-base on local residents, risks
Letter by Glenn Newman
Marietta Times
September 27, 2025
Ohio park services face job cuts, increasing future uncertainty
Athens Post
September 26, 2025
Meta expanding New Albany site for the world’s highest capacity data center
Columbus Dispatch
September 26, 2025
Vehicle crashes into pipe connected to natural gas well, causing evacuations
WOIO-TV Cleveland
September 24, 2025
Response to Injection Well Letter
Letter by Councilwoman Erin E. O’Neill
Marietta Times
September 23, 2025
Marietta City Council advances resolutions on potential injection well litigation
Marietta Times
September 19, 2025
Ohio’s state parks named the best in the U.S. by national groups
Cleveland Plain Dealer
September 19, 2025
ODNR using old rules on new injection wells tied to state senator
Athens County Independent
September 18, 2025
Activists Urge Response from Council and City to Wear-Ever and Other Chillicothe Pollution
Scioto Post
September 16, 2025
How Climate Risks Are Putting Home Insurance Out of Reach
Yale Environment 360
September 15, 2025
Marietta citizens voiced their concerns at the Ohio EPA meeting
WTAP-TV Parkersburg
September 10, 2025
Ohio EPA hosts early information session on proposed injection well
Marietta Times
September 10, 2025
Jerome Township pauses new data center development with 9-month moratorium
WBNS-TV 10 Columbus
September 10, 2025
Jerome Township puts pause on new data center development for nine months
WOSU Public Media
September 9, 2025
Marietta City Council committees discuss proposed injection well
WTAP-TV Parkersburg
September 9, 2025
Fossil-fuel firms receive US subsidies worth $31bn each year, study finds
The Guardian
September 9, 2025
Company wants $20 million from Ohio taxpayers after its injection well caused two earthquakes
Signal Ohio
September 8, 2025
These conservatives want government to stop working against clean energy
Canary Media
September 4, 2025
ODNR permits injection well despite Marietta council opposition
Farm and Dairy
September 3, 2025
HB 399 to prevent fracking under state parks, Lake Erie
Athens Post
September 2, 2025
Ohio fracking and poor waste management threaten our health, drinking water — and democracy
Op-ed by Melinda Zemper
Ohio Capital Journal
August 29, 2025
The Great Lakes Could Be At Risk Due To Data Centers Powering AI, Study Warns
Block Club Chicago
August 28, 2025
Six people injured in Wayne National Forest blast
Parkersburg News and Sentinel
August 26, 2025
Miami County sees potential for solar project at Troy superfund site
WYSO-FM Yellow Springs
August 26, 2025
Orphan oil well explosion in Washington County injures 6; 4 taken by helicopter to hospital
WTAP-TV Parkersburg
August 25, 2025
Trump admin’s new anti-renewables rule rooted in fossil-fuel misinformation
Canary Media
August 25, 2025
Is our drinking water safe from fracking brine?
Letter by Horst Siffrin
Marietta Times
August 23, 2025
Ohio’s data center fever needs to break
Column by Sean O’Leary
Ohio Capital Journal
August 22, 2025
Data center in Hilliard area to be powered by new central Ohio natural gas pipeline
Columbus Dispatch
August 21, 2025
Ohio protects polluters, not people, from climate costs and crisis
Column by Leila Atassi
Cleveland Plain Dealer
August 18, 2025
Ohio senator’s fracking waste business is ‘dangerous’ for drinking water, Marietta council president says
Signal Ohio
August 14, 2025
In Appalachia, fracking is not the job creator the industry claims
Canary Media
August 14, 2025
New Democratic bill would ban drilling under Ohio state parks and Lake Erie
Ohio Capital Journal
August 11, 2025
Why Prices Are Soaring in the Country’s Largest Grid Region, Explained in 5 Charts
Inside Climate News
August 7, 2025
Ohio’s Orphan Well Program has plugged more than 1,200 abandoned wells in last five years
Ohio Capital Journal
August 6, 2025
In one Ohio town, residents haven’t had safe drinking water for more than a month
Signal Cleveland
August 4, 2025
Save Ohio Parks offers community presentations on the facts about fracking
Times Leader
August 2, 2025
‘It shook the house.’ Noble County residents talk about frequent earthquakes
Canton Repository
August 1, 2025
ORVI report says fracking industry fails to deliver on economic promises
WFMJ-TV Youngstown
July 31, 2025
Bipartisan Ohio senators introduce community solar legislation
Solar Power World
July 31, 2025
Dem lawmakers want drilling banned under Ohio state lands, Lake Erie
Statehouse News Bureau
July 30, 2025
Save Ohio Parks offers community presentations on the facts about fracking
Columbus Free Press
July 30, 2025
Natural gas plants in Ohio owned by big tech eligible for millions in new sales tax breaks
Signal Ohio
July 30, 2025
Ohio electric bills likely to keep going up after latest PJM auction
Ohio Capital Journal
July 29, 2025
AI boom leads to higher electric bills for Ohio households
WFMJ-TV 21
July 28, 2025
Cadiz residents demand better communication as water contamination concerns grow
WTOV-9 Steubenville
July 24, 2025
Marietta residents find brine waste in gas wells
Farm and Dairy
July 23, 2025
Budget makes state parks dependent on revenue from fracking
Athens Messenger
July 22, 2025
In Ohio, oil and gas industry is steering new carbon capture bill
Canary Media
July 22, 2025
Public meeting fell short on carbon capture facts
Column by Randi Pokladnik
Herald-Star
July 19, 2025
Truckers, Tired of Being Exposed to Hazardous Waste, Call on the Feds for Help
In These Times
July 18, 2025
Community gathers at Warren High School to air concerns about injection wells
Parkersburg News and Sentinel
July 17, 2025
Community meeting highlights concerns with injection well waste in Washington County
WTAP-TV Parkersburg
July 16, 2025
The future my daughter lost and how we get it back
Marietta Times
July 12, 2025
As Ohio budget denies state park resources, experts say parks benefit the economy
Ohio Capital Journal
July 11, 2025
Bills that target the public’s right to monitor air pollution are popping up in state legislatures
Oil and Gas Watch
July 10, 2025
Fracking Ohio state parks should not fund tax cuts for the rich
Opinion piece by Cathy Cowan Becker
Ohio Capital Journal
June 27, 2025
Houston-based EOG Resources working to acquire Encino wells and land across Ohio
Canton Repository
June 14, 2025
EOG Resources doubles fracking holdings with purchase of Encino
The Times Leader
June 10, 2025
CPPIB Watch: A quarterly update on CPPIB-owned fossil fuel companies
Shift Action for Pension Wealth and Planet Health
June 9, 2025
Ohio landowners say fracking wastewater is leaking underground, threatening their oil wells and drinking water
Signal Ohio
June 6, 2025
Ohio budget proposal links fracking royalties to state parks’ bottom lines
Statehouse News Bureau
June 5, 2025
Carbon sequestration bills draw rebuke from activists, oil and gas producers
Athens County Independent
June 5, 2025
Why an Ohio ban on settlements to close ‘base load’ power plants matters for clean energy
Canary Media
June 3, 2025
Fracking caused earthquakes in Noble County. How will it impact future developments?
Canton Repository
June 3, 2025
Oil, gas revenue stands at $60M in Ohio coffers; how will it be spent?
Outdoor News
June 2, 2025
Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Corner: Biting your nose to spite your face
Column by Randi Pokladnik
Marietta Times
May 31, 2025
Earthquakes in Ohio? It’s more likely than you think
Ohio Newsroom
May 29, 2025
Ohio legislators debate bill that would establish carbon capture and sequestration wells
Farm and Dairy
May 27, 2025
Ohio officials say Texas fracking company caused earthquakes in Buckeye state
Signal Cleveland
May 21, 2025
Oil and gas drilling continues to come under public scrutiny in Ohio
Outdoor News
May 21, 2025
Fracking halted at Ohio site linked to recent earthquakes
WFMJ-TV Youngstown
May 15, 2025
Ohio opens more state land for fracking, then police officer physically prevents a reporter from asking questions
Allegheny Front
May 6, 2025
No vote to move forward with fracking more than 4,000 acres of land Egypt Valley Wildlife Area
Ohio Capital Journal
May 6, 2025
Armed Ohio police officer physically prevented a reporter from interviewing a public official at oil and gas meeting
Cleveland Plain Dealer
May 5, 2025
Ohio commission delays decision on fracking in Egypt Valley Wildlife Area
Cleveland Plain Dealer
May 5, 2025
Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Corner: Elected officials missing in action
Parkersburg News and Sentinel
May 3, 2025
ODNR’s new Eco-Discovery Center in Guernsey County showcases Ohio’s ecosystems, wildlife
Zanesville Times Recorder
April 23, 2025
62 acres at Ohio’s Leesville Wildlife Area approved for drilling
Outdoor News
April 23, 2025
Feds take next step toward oil and gas drilling at Ohio’s Wayne National Forest
Columbus Dispatch
April 22, 2025
The fractured future of Ohio: Current fracking legislation’s statewide implications on natural areas
The Miami Student
April 20, 2025
Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Corner: DOGE strikes again for Earth Day
Parkersburg News and Sentinel
April 19, 2025
Ohio bills aim to sideline local critics of carbon capture projects
Canary Media
April 11, 2025
Neighbors worry as Ohio commission OKs more drilling beneath public land
Ohio Capital Journal
April 8, 2025
Climate Corner: The broken promise of natural gas
Column by George Banziger
The Marietta Times
April 5, 2025
Save Ohio Parks seeks a pause on state park drilling
Outdoor News
April 5, 2025
Carbon Capture is Not a Climate Solution
Column by Randi Pokladnik
Faith Communities Together for a Sustainable Future
April 2, 2025
Out-of-state company selected to lease land for fracking at Leesville Wildlife Area
Ohio Capital Journal
March 31, 2025
Houston company wins bid to frack under wildlife area in Carroll County
Cleveland Plain Dealer
March 28, 2025
Encino Acquisition Partners
Climate Cents #2: Canada’s (soon to be) Second Most-Read Newsletter About Finance
March 27, 2025
Salt Fork State Park to get $9.6M renovation, paid by fracking leases
Cleveland Plain Dealer
March 25, 2025
Carbon Capture and Sequestration not the answer
Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Corner
Parkersburg News and Sentinel
March 22, 2025
As fracking at Ohio’s largest state park gets underway, how the industry has changed this rural county
Allegheny Front
March 20, 2025
The good, the bad, and the ugly on Ohio’s long overdue energy legislation
Commentary by Cathy Cowan Becker
Ohio Capital Journal
March 19, 2025
Harrison County to reverse decision on brine use for road treatment
WTOV Fox 9
March 19, 2025
Let the Sun Shine In: Why Sunshine Week Matters Now More Than Ever
Sierra Club Ohio
March 19, 2025
Ohio Senate committee prepares to vote on sweeping energy measure
Ohio Capital Journal
March 18, 2025
Climate Corner: Ban the Brine
The Marietta Times
March 15, 2025
Appeals court dismisses challenge to fracking leases under state lands
Cleveland Plain Dealer
March 14, 2025
Activists protest at Ohio Statehouse over oil and gas extraction, wastewater injection
Cleveland Plain Dealer
March 6, 2025
101 West: Is it time to move the needle toward renewable energy?
WFMJ-TV 21 Youngstown
March 6, 2025
SB 2 Dirty “Clean” Energy
For a Green Future (interview starts 15 minutes in)
March 5, 2025
Ohio lawmaker wants to require companies to disclose chemicals used for fracking
Columbus Dispatch
March 4, 2025
Ohio power giants push back on energy overhaul bill
Ohio Capital Journal
February 26, 2025
OH residents watching bills proposing carbon-dioxide storage under homes
Public News Service
February 25, 2025
Your safety and environment are in peril
The Marietta Times
February 24, 2025
First fracking well under state wildlife areas has been drilled, officials say
Cleveland Plain Dealer
February 21, 2025
ODNR Eyes State Land Leasing Dollars, Economic Development Role
Gongwer News Service Ohio
February 19, 2025
Rural Ohioans oppose solar farms, right? Not so, developer finds
Canary Media
February 19, 2025
Opponents Push For Moratorium On State Land Leasing
Gongwer News Service Ohio
February 14, 2025
Save Ohio Parks and 29 Organizations Demand Moratorium on Fracking Ohio State Parks and Public Lands
Columbus Free Press
February 10, 2025
The Ohio Valley has a radiation problem
Column by Randi Pokladnik
Herald-Star
February 8, 2025
Climate Corner: The Right Path Forward
The Marietta Times
February 8, 2025
Activists again ask that DeWine snuff out fracking in Ohio state parks
Statehouse News Bureau
February 7, 2025
Drilling pad near Salt Fork State Park is site of well blaze in Ohio
Outdoor News
February 7, 2025
Brine exempt from hazardous waste regulations
Letter by Randi Pokladnik
The Bargain Hunter
February 4, 2025
Death by a Thousand Cuts: The widespread impacts of fracking on Ohio communities
Burning River News
January 28, 2025
Fracking explosion in Guernsey County causes fire, raises safety concerns
Athens Post
January 27, 2025
Time to end legislative shell game shielding names of firms applying to frack in Ohio: editorial
Cleveland Plain Dealer
January 26, 2025
Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Corner: Having it both ways – a cleaner environment and economic growth
Column by George Banziger
Parkersburg News and Sentinel
January 25, 2025
ODNR accepting public comments on proposed oil, gas project beneath Zepernick Wildlife Area
Morning Journal (Lisbon, Ohio)
January 24, 2025
Oil, gas drilling project may come to local wildlife area
WKBN-27 Youngstown
January 23, 2025
Coal plant charges, solar subsidies would end under energy bill
Toledo Blade
January 23, 2025
Note to Ohio lawmakers drafting energy bill – an all-of-the-above portfolio urgently needed: editorial
Cleveland Plain Dealer
January 19, 2025
Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Corner: The Ohio Valley has a radiation problem
Column by Randi Pokladnik
Parkersburg News and Sentinel
January 18, 2025
Court Briefs: Yost Announces New Rule On Signatures
Gongwer News Service Ohio
January 17, 2025
Rural America Is Already on Board with Clean Energy
NRDC
January 16, 2025
Well pad explosion near Salt Fork State Park raises concerns about drilling on Ohio public land
Ohio Capital Journal
January 10, 2025
Local concerns rise over Ohio’s hydrogen project
Public News Service
January 10, 2025
Save Ohio Parks reacts to explosion
The Marietta Times
January 8, 2025
Well pad in Guernsey County catches fire after explosion
Farm and Dairy
January 3, 2024
Ohio investigating well pad fire that led to evacuation of residents
Allegheny Front
January 3, 2025
Thursday fire at fracking well pad explosion at Salt Fork State Park burns out on Friday
WOSU Public Media
January 3, 2025
Antrim residents evacuated after well pad fire in Guernsey County
Zanesville Times-Recorder
January 3, 2025
Well Pad Fire Sparks Criticism Of State Land Leasing
Gongwer News Ser vice Ohio
January 3, 2025