This page contains links to 2026 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 related to our work to protect Ohio public lands from oil and gas extraction.
2026
Ohio local governments embracing clean energy to alleviate burden of energy affordability crisis
Commentary by Joe Flarida, Power a Clean Future Ohio
Ohio Capital Journal
July 23, 2026
Columbus looks to regulate data center developments
WCMH-TV NBC4 Columbus; Yahoo News
July 23, 2026
Columbus City Council to pursue data center regulations instead of ban despite community demands
WOSU Public Media
July 23, 2026
Columbus residents urge council to impose tight restrictions on potential data centers in city limits
WBNS-TV 10 Columbus
July 23, 2026
A $100M Ohio energy fund lacks transparency — and excludes renewables
Canary Media
July 22, 2026
Data center opponents say Columbus proposal is a start, but falls short
Columbus Dispatch
July 22, 2026
Columbus City Council member targets data center water use with new proposals
Columbus Dispatch
July 22, 2026
Opinion: To meet climate goals, Columbus leaders must address data centers
Column by Becca Pollard, Buckeye Environmental Network
Matter News
July 21, 2026
After backlash, Ohio EPA drops its blanket wastewater permit for data centers
Cleveland Plain Dealer
July 21, 2026
Ohio EPA backs off plan to let data centers dump wastewater into lakes
Columbus Dispatch
July 21, 2026
Ohio EPA drops plan for statewide data center wastewater permit, shifts to case-by-case
WSYX-TV ABC6 Columbus
July 21, 2026
Ohio EPA pulls proposed permit for data center discharge
WCMH-TV NBC4 Columbus
July 21, 2026
Feds advance plan to open 2,800 acres of Ohio’s Wayne National Forest to fracking
Signal Ohio
July 20, 2026
Federal government to auction 2,800 acres in Wayne National Forest
Cleveland Plain Dealer
July 20, 2026
Feds open 2,800 acres of national forests to fracking
Audacy
July 20, 2026
After missing statewide ballot, Ohio’s data center fight goes local
Cleveland Plain Dealer
July 19, 2026
Greed (not need) behind ridiculous data center expansions
Marietta Times
Column by Randi Pokladnik
July 18, 2026
Data centers: Small town politics turn into a national fight
Reuters Podcast
July 18, 2026
Steubenville accepts $1.1 million bid to frack 157 acres of its own land, including two parks
Ohio Capital Journal
July 17, 2026
Ohio prompts closure of 4 fracking waste wells as fears mount over water supply contamination
Cleveland Plain Dealer
July 17, 2026
Who gets the blame for the dense smoke in Cleveland? It’s not Canada: Today in Ohio
Discussion of Ohio fracking public lands and leaking injection wells throughout
Cleveland Plain Dealer
July 17, 2026
New law makes way for carbon capture and sequestration in Ohio
Farm and Dairy
July 16, 2026
Google is building a $500 million data center in rural Ohio. Neighbors are furious
Signal Ohio
July 16, 2026
Ashville residents pursue legal action regarding Referendum Petition
Circleville Herald
July 16, 2026
Ashville Referendum Fight Heads to Ohio Supreme Court Over EdgeConneX Data Center Agreement
Scioto Post
July 16, 2026
Cincinnati Edition: Data Centers and Communities
WXVU-FM Cincinnati Public Radio
July 15, 2026
Ohio’s new oil and gas law sparks debate over expedited permitting
Farm and Dairy
July 15, 2026
Local farmers fight to keep pipeline for Meta data center off their land
BG Independent
July 15, 2026
Grove City charter proposal would require voter approval for data centers
Columbus Dispatch
July 15, 2026
Ohioans sue over blocked vote on local data center deal
Cleveland Plain Dealer
July 15, 2026
‘The precipice of an emergency.’ Marietta residents worry drinking water could become contaminated.
Ohio Capital Journal
July 14, 2026
Ohio asks 4 injection wells to shut down, suspects frack wastewater is migrating to other wells
Allegheny Front
July 14, 2026
Steubenville Council moves to accept bid, proceed with mineral leasing near homes
WTOV-TV 9 Steubenville
July 14, 2026
More Ohioans are getting their power shut off as energy costs surge
Canary Media
July 14, 2026
Ohio electricity prices will remain near record highs after PJM auction
Cleveland Plain Dealer
July 14, 2026
Four Washington County injection wells stop operating over concerns of migrating waste
Ohio Newsroom
July 13, 2026
Ohio’s warped energy policy: 10 natural gas plants are being built or planned to power AI
Cleveland Plain Dealer
July 8, 2026
Washington County injection wells stop operating amid migration concerns
Athens Independent
July 10, 2026
Four injection wells in Washington County shut down due to brine migration
Farm and Dairy
July 10, 2026
ODNR: Four injection wells cease operations amid brine migration concerns
WTAP-TV Parkersburg
July 10, 2026
$4 billion Ohio data center proposal on hold after tentative agreement
WLWT-TV 5 Cincinnati
July 10, 2026
Public policy that works for every Ohioan
Interview with State Rep. Tristan Rader
Hilliard Beacon
July 8, 2026
Ohio has made $314 million by opening state lands to fracking
Signal Ohio; reprinted in Columbus Dispatch, MSN
July 8, 2026
Data centers: The good, the bad and the truly ugly
Op-ed by the Kent Environmental Council
The Portager
July 8, 2026
Trenton residents seek to put data center ban on November ballot
WXVU-FM Cincinnati
July 8, 2026
Washington County well owners say fracking wastewater contamination is getting worse
WTAP-TV Parkersburg
July 8, 2026
Save Ohio Parks raises serious questions about Steubenville plan to frack historic park
Columbus Free Press
July 7, 2026
Ohio ratepayers’ summer electric bills could top $800, report says
Ohio Capital Journal
July 7, 2026
Big Tech data centers are driving up power bills at America’s Rust Belt factories
Reuters
July 7, 2026
Ohio’s AI data center boom is fueling a natural gas power rush
Cleveland Plain Dealer
July 6, 2026
What happens when a city changes its mind about a data center?
Cleveland Plain Dealer
July 6, 2026
The Heart of It All: The Thirty-Three Shifts
GS-z-14-1 Substack
July 5, 2026
In Ohio, solar is no big threat to farmland
Canary Media
July 2, 2026
PJM gets green light to push data centers onto back-up power during heat wave
Ohio Capital Journal
July 2, 2026
Critics warn of carbon capture project risks across Ohio Valley
WTOV-TV 9 Steubenville
July 2, 2026
More than 15,000 acres of Ohio public land approved to be fracked by out-of-state companies
Ohio Capital Journal; reprinted Tiffin.net, Cincinnati CityBeat
July 1, 2026
The junta opens thousands of more acres to out-of-state fracking barons
The Rooster (second article)
July 1, 2026
Grove City residents submit data center measure for November ballot
WCMH-TV 4 Columbus
July 1, 2026
74 Gas Power Plants Proposed for U.S. Data Centers Could Release as Much Climate Pollution as Australia
Environmental Integrity Project
July 1, 2026
Gas plants for US data centers to be major source of climate change-linked emissions, report says
Reuters
July 1, 2026
Ohio commission approves nearly 15,000 acres for oil, gas drilling
Spectrum News
June 30, 2026
Texas and Oklahoma companies to pay $242 million to frack 15,000 acres of Ohio public land
Signal Ohio
June 29, 2026
Ohio approves bids to drill beneath 15,000 acres of public land
Cleveland Plain Dealer; reprinted MSN
June 29, 2026
More state lands leased for fracking rights, over activists’ shouts
Statehouse News Bureau; reprinted Ideastream
June 29, 2026
Fracking bids approved for nearly 15,000 acres of public land in Ohio
Columbus Dispatch; reprinted in AOL, Yahoo
June 29, 2026
Fossil Fuel Explosions!
Interview with Jenny Morgan (starts at 18:46)
For a Green Future
June 28, 2026
Ohio officials to vote on opening 23,000 acres of public lands to fracking
Signal Ohio; reprinted Dayton Daily News, TiffinOhio
June 26, 2026
Gov. Mike DeWine signs bill speeding up Ohio’s oil and gas permitting process
Cleveland Plain Dealer
June 25, 2026
Prairie Twp. residents decry potential data center on Big Darby Accord land
Columbus Dispatch; reprinted MSN
June 25, 2026
False Promises: Why carbon capture and storage won’t fix our climate crisis
ProPublica
June 25, 2026
Clark County solar farm is eighth killed by Ohio officials since 2020
Signal Ohio
June 25, 2026
Sloopy Solar project denied by Ohio Power Siting Board
Springfield News-Sun
June 24, 2026
New Ohio bill could hamstring big wind and solar farms even more
Canary Media
June 23, 2026
How The Data Center Boom is Making America’s Economy Look Like Appalachia’s
Ohio River Valley Institute
June 23, 2026
DeWine says he loves Ohio state parks, so what will he do with Senate Bill 219?
Commentary by Cathy Cowan Becker
Ohio Capital Journal; reprinted in Yahoo News, TiffinOhio
June 22, 2026
Let’s Stop the Data Center Proposed for the Big Darby Creek Area
Marcia Miller’s Substack
June 21, 2026
How data centers could reshape Ohio’s political map
Cleveland Plain Dealer
June 21, 2026
Urbana council reverses zoning change, stalling data center plans
Springfield News-Sun
June 19, 2026
Ohio proposed constitutional amendment to ban data centers will not be on this year’s ballot
Ohio Capital Journal
June 19, 2026
Mysterious $100M energy fund shows why JobsOhio’s books should be forced open
Op-ed by Janine Migden-Ostrander and Pari Sebety
Columbus Dispatch; reprinted MSN
June 18, 2026
Fire chief concerned about emergency planning for data center power plants
Cleveland Plain Dealer; Fire Rescue One
June 18, 2026
Meta-backed, new-generation nuclear plant moves closer to powering Ohio data centers
Cleveland Plain Dealer
June 18, 2026
Her Son Died of a Rare Bone Cancer. Could Radioactive Fracking Waste Be to Blame?
DeSmog
June 18, 2026
Liberty Twp. advances data center restrictions to trustees for final vote
Journal-News
June 18, 2026
This area is ‘water-rich’ but poor in power: A study highlights southwest Ohio data center challenge
Journal-News; Dayton Daily News
June 17, 2026
Insight: Fast-tracked power plants fuel AI boom, with little public scrutiny
Reuters; reprinted Yahoo News
June 16, 2026
‘We have to understand what we are committing’ to: Butler County approves 6-month data center moratorium
Journal-News
June 16, 2026
Ohio environmental and activist organizations call on PUCO to freeze electricity rate increases
WOSU Public Media
June 15, 2026
A Dubai real estate giant wants to destroy wetlands in Stark County for a new data center called “Project Gold Jacket”
Fallout Files by Jason Salley
June 15, 2026
Making a Difference
Column by Sandy Engle
The Portager
June 12, 2026
Fracking Accountability & Chemical Transparency Act
WFMJ-TV 21 Youngstown
June 12, 2026
Steubenville delays vote on leasing city-owned mineral rights as bids loom
WTOV-TV 9 Steubenville
June 11, 2026
Ohio has blocked over 5.3 gigawatts of wind and solar projects despite soaring electricity prices
The Cool Down; Yahoo News; MSN
June 10, 2026
Renewable energy can make Ohio more affordable
Opinion column by Tony Klimek
June 10, 2026
Ohio lawmakers introduce sweeping new data center legislation
Ohio Capital Journal; WBNS-10TV; Crain’s Cleveland
June 10, 2026
Local leaders, construction industry defend data centers before Ohio lawmakers
Ohio Capital Journal
June 10, 2026
Wooster advocates join Great Ohio Climate March
Your Ohio News
June 8, 2026
Rep. Bob Latta seeks FBI briefing on alleged foreign meddling in AI data center fights
Cleveland Plain Dealer
June 8, 2026
Why most politicians are not calling for data center bans despite voters’ anger
Washington Post
June 7, 2026
Ohio has blocked a lot of wind and solar. Its residents pay the price.
Canary Media; Columbus Underground; Ohio Capital Journal; TiffinOhio.net
June 5, 2026
Ohio officials ignore scientific facts to allow our public air, land, and water to be abused
Commentary by Randi Pokladnik
Ohio Capital Journal
June 5, 2026
Ohio’s Clean Energy Blockade Is Starting to Cost Residents
Microgrid Media
June 5, 2026
Ohio Republican named to lead data center hearings had undisclosed stakes in energy companies
TiffinOhio.net
June 5, 2026
Pataskala planning board says city council should reject Aligned Data Centers proposal
The Reporting Project
June 4, 2026
Tech giants promise to do better as Ohio eyes data center legislation
Cleveland Plain Dealer
June 4, 2026
Microsoft rejects NDAs, tax abatements in Ohio data center expansion
Columbus Dispatch
June 4, 2026
Questions left unanswered after big tech hearing on data centers in Ohio
Statehouse News Bureau
June 4, 2026
Data center opponents give Ohio lawmakers an earful
Ohio Capital Journal
June 3, 2026
As political pressure mounts, Ohio’s data centers buy $10,000 in ads and lobby up
Signal Ohio
June 2, 2026
Grove City puts one-year pause on data centers
NBC4 WCMH-TV Columbus
June 2, 2026
Grove City passes a 1-year moratorium on data centers
10TV WBNS Columbus
June 2, 2026
Grove City imposes 12-month moratorium on data centers
Spectrum News
June 2, 2026
Steubenville Council hears residents’ concerns over proposed oil and gas mineral lease
WTOV-TV 9 Steubenville
June 2, 2026
Only one proponent registers for Ohio data center hearing
WFMJ-TV 21 Youngstown
June 1, 2026
Ohioans urge statewide moratorium as data center boom sparks pushback
Columbus Dispatch
June 1, 2026
‘Slow down’: Ohioans raise concerns about data center growth
Cleveland Plain Dealer
June 1, 2026
Ohio residents voice water, pollution concerns at data center committee hearing
10TV WBNS Columbus
June 1, 2026
The data center battle continues at the Ohio Statehouse
News 5 Cleveland
June 1, 2026
Ohioans to fight against data centers at Statehouse Monday
News 5 Cleveland
May 30, 2026
Climate activists march from southern Ohio to Columbus
Statehouse News Bureau
May 29, 2026
‘We have to save our home:’ Climate activists walk 100 miles
Spectrum News
May 28, 2026
Gov. Mike DeWine pauses data center tax break that soared to $1.6B
Columbus Dispatch; reprinted in AOL
May 27, 2026
Ohio Needs Power For Its Data Centers. Lawmakers Want to Redefine ‘Clean Energy’ to Get It
Circle of Blue
May 21, 2026
Ohio data center tax break cost $1.4 billion more than expected in 2025
Signal Ohio
May 21, 2026
Ohioans walk nearly two weeks for climate protest
Ohio Public Media
May 18, 2026
Editorial: Solar means jobs
Toledo Blade
May 17, 2026
Ohio’s new data center committee looks like a power play – residents should be suspicious
Cleveland Plain Dealer
May 14, 2026
Could wind and solar projects have fueled Ohio’s data center growth? Advocacy group says ‘yes’
Dayton Daily News Top State Story
May 13, 2026
Data centers are breaking Ohio’s grid. The proof has been sitting in a public document since January.
The Fallout Files
May 13, 2026
Grove City residents push back against data center
WCMH-TV NBC-4 Columbus
May 13, 2026
Moratorium: Another Central Ohio community is saying ‘NO’ to data centers
WSYX-TV ABC-6 Columbus
May 13, 2026
Ohio lawmakers create bipartisan committee to get ‘accurate, relevant’ info on data centers
Statehouse News Bureau
May 13, 2026
As more Ohio towns ban data centers, lawmakers move to ‘study’ impacts
WEWS-TV News 5 Cleveland
May 13, 2026
Ohio legislature launches new committee focused on data center concerns
Springfield News-Sun
May 13, 2026
Ohio’s data‑center boom comes with a hidden cost, new report warns
Scioto Valley Guardian
May 12, 2026
Save Ohio Parks research says AI data center buildout can work – if it runs on renewable energy
National Law Review
May 12, 2026
Ohio waved through hundreds of data centers. Now a new report says Ohioans are paying the price — and breathing the exhaust.
The Fallout Files
May 11, 2026
Ohio environmentalists say renewables should power data centers
Toledo Blade
May 11, 2026
Environmental group asking for moratorium on new data centers in Ohio
WOSU Public Media
May 11, 2026
Data center demand fuels Ohio fight over renewable energy vs fossil fuels
Cleveland Plain Dealer
May 11, 2026
Data centers can push Ohio green energy if lawmakers act, per report
Columbus Dispatch, Canton Repository, AOL.com
May 11, 2026
Environmental group points to solar, wind as boon for data centers
Gongwer Ohio News Service
May 11, 2026
Emails reveal Richland County commissioner’s ‘cross burning’ comments about residents who opposed ban on wind and solar farms in Ohio county
Energy and Policy Institute
May 3, 2026
Time to step up on injection wells
Column by George Banziger
Marietta Times
May 2, 2026
A Massive, Trump-Backed Power Plant May Be Too Big to Succeed
Inside Climate News
May 2, 2026
Ohio’s electric bills are high — and so are utility CEO salaries
Ohio Capital Journal
May 1, 2026
Why Butler County leaders cannot block data centers
Journal-News
April 30, 2026
Ohio data center ban advocates are trying to get 413,000 signatures by July 1
Ohio Capital Journal
April 30, 2026
No payout for fracking waste company that caused earthquakes, Ohio court says
Signal Ohio
April 30, 2026
Time for full transparency on Ohio’s fracking waste practices: editorial
Cleveland Plain Dealer
April 29, 2026
Ohio won’t have to pay oil and gas company for shutting down its injection wells, court rules
Cleveland Plain Dealer
April 29, 2026
Price of power: The future of American nuclear built over a troubled past
Cleveland Plain Dealer
April 29, 2026
Data centers killing Ohio’s beloved park before our very eyes
Commentary by Cathy Cowan Becker
Columbus Dispatch, reprinted by AOL
April 28, 2026
Incoming fracking at Ohio wildlife area met with warnings of heavy truck traffic and habitat loss
Allegheny Front, WOUB Public Media
April 28, 2026
Ohio’s data center boom is burning out because elected leaders had no foresight on energy
Cleveland Plain Dealer
April 27, 2026
Nation’s power center rises at Cold War site at center of Local 12 ‘Fallout’ Investigation
WKRC-TV Local 12
April 27, 2026
Price of power: Build, regulate or ban? Ohio’s data center crossroads
Cleveland Plain Dealer
April 26, 2026
Fossil fuel promoters tied to campaign to keep Ohio county renewable ban
Canary Media
April 24, 2026
Cleveland Councilman proposes data center moratorium, says they ‘support billion-dollar enterprises but create few jobs’
Cleveland Plain Dealer
April 24, 2026
An Ohio court may OK fracking-waste wells despite pollution concerns
Canary Media
April 23, 2026
Ask the Experts: Data Centers
Panel with Cathy Cowan Becker and Becca Pollard
Progress Grove City
April 23, 2026
New Gas-Powered Data Centers Could Emit More Greenhouse Gases Than Entire Nations
Wired
April 22, 2026
Almost Half of America’s Kids Are Breathing Toxic Air
Inside Climate News
April 22, 2026
Utility CEO pay surges amid higher profits, customer struggles
Energy and Policy Institute
April 21, 2026
Great Ohio Climate March to start in Athens
Athens Post
April 17, 2026
Hilliard-area officials seek safety plan for proposed data center energy system
WCMH-TV NBC4 Columbus
April 16, 2026
‘This is not anything to do with me’ DeWine says as his administration pursues ‘Trump Wildlife Area’
Signal Ohio
April 16, 2026
Thousands of acres of Ohio land approved for fracking
The Athens Post
April 14, 2026
Should Ohio voters decide the future of data centers? DeWine says not so fast
Cleveland Plain Dealer
April 13, 2026
Public lands need protection
Commentary by Randi Pokladnik
Marietta Times
April 11, 2026
Your AEP Ohio bill is changing. We explain what’s happening
Columbus Dispatch
April 6, 2026
Trump promised a $33 billion Pike County power plant. Is that a reality?
Columbus Dispatch
April 5, 2026
Expendable Ohio
Commentary by Randy Cunningham
Randy’s Rants
April 4, 2026
More public lands approved for fracking in Ohio
Outdoor News
April 2, 2026
500 Years: Hilliard, Ohio and our choices in the long durée
Commentary by Jordan Smith
Hilliard Beacon
April 2, 2026
Ohio just opened another 9,000 pristine acres to fracking—Including in Salt Fork State Park
Today In Ohio | Cleveland Plain Dealer
April 1, 2026
Statement on PUCO’s Approval of AEP Ohio’s Distribution Rate Increase
Ohio Environmental Council / Columbus Stand Up
April 1, 2026
Why Butler County leaders cannot block data centers
Journal-News
April 1, 2026
More than 8,500 acres of Ohio’s public land approved for fracking
Ohio Capital Journal, Highland County Press
March 31, 2026
State approves expansion of fracking on public lands over environmental concerns
Cleveland Plain Dealer
March 30, 2026
Thousands more acres of Ohio state parks and wildlife areas opened for fracking
Signal Ohio
March 30, 2026
Ohio approves fracking on 9,000 public acres in 13 minutes — ignores 1,300+ objections
Scioto Valley Guardian
March 30, 2026
Ohio Approves Fracking on Nearly 9,000 Acres at Egypt Valley, Salt Fork Amid Public Opposition
River News
March 30, 2026
Trenton commission approves plan for data center, moving project closer to construction
WXVU-FM Cincinnati
March 30, 2026
Regarding Involvement in Ashville data center issues
Letter by Sue Carter Moore
Circleville Herald
March 30, 2026
Would Ohio wildlife preserve name change honor Donald Trump?
Column by Thomas Suddes
AOL, from Columbus Dispatch
March 29, 2026
Ohio commission opens up thousands of acres of public land for fracking
Columbus Dispatch, Yahoo News, MSN
March 27, 2026
Ohio Oil & Gas Commission approves fracking under Salt Fork State Park, Egypt Valley Wildlife area
WTRF-TV Steubenville
March 27, 2026
State commission approves fracking under park, wildlife area in eastern Ohio
WOSU Public Media
March 27, 2026
Ohio approves fracking on 9,000 acres of public land in 13-minute meeting, dismissing 1,300+ opposition comments
Ohio Atomic Press
March 27, 2026
Truck Drivers Hauling Oil’s Radioactive Waste Fight for Their Rights
Earthjustice
March 27, 2026
Two Wildly Different Data Centers Reveal a ‘Fork in the Road’ on How to Meet Electricity Demand
Inside Climate News
March 26, 2026
Trenton Planning Commission could vote on massive data center project. Here’s what to know
WXVU-FM Cincinnati
March 26, 2026
Ohio blocks big solar farm, despite apparently fake public comments
Canary Media
March 24, 2026
Ohio proposal for Trump Wildlife Preserve draws fire on social media
Columbus Dispatch
March 23, 2026
Tell the Ohio EPA (158 Diesel Generators in Hilliard)
Hilliard Beacon
March 23, 2026
Ohio DNR proposes ‘Trump Wildlife Preserve’
Signal Ohio
March 22, 2026
New oil and gas fracking requests could impact Ohio’s Egypt Valley Wildlife Area
Columbus Dispatch, AOL
March 21, 2026
Ohio power board cancels 94-MW agrivoltaic solar project
Solar Power World
March 20, 2026
Ohio Power Siting Board blocks construction of Morrow County solar farm
WOSU-FM Columbus
March 20, 2026
Trump officials announce 10-gigawatt data center, gas plants for former Ohio uranium site
Associated Press
March 20, 2026
Feds announce huge natural gas plant, data center project in southern Ohio
Statehouse News Bureau
March 20, 2026
Massive $33 billion energy hub for data centers announced in Pike County
Columbus Dispatch
March 20, 2026
Massive data center, natural gas power plant planned for Southern Ohio
Cleveland Plain Dealer
March 20, 2026
Hilliard residents concerned about Amazon data center air pollution
WSYX-TV ABC6 Columbus
Reprinted in MSN, NBC4
March 19, 2026
Hilliard residents raise concerns over Amazon data center diesel generators
WBNS-TV 10 Columbus
March 19, 2026
Public opposed to 158 diesel generators for Amazon data center in Hilliard
Columbus Dispatch
March 19, 2026
Great Ohio Climate March registration open until April 15
Marietta Times
March 19, 2026
Why Tech Giants Are Ditching the Power Grid
Seeking power for data centers, Meta and other companies plan to use equipment that is expensive and polluting.
The New York Times
March 18, 2026
Marietta without injection wells response
Letter by Barbara Stewart
Marietta Times
March 18, 2026
Trump deal for a $33B gas megaplant in Ohio faces huge hurdles
Canary Media
March 18, 2026
Egypt Valley Wildlife Area could become Ohio’s biggest fracking site on public land
Signal Ohio
March 16, 2026
Rural Ohioans seek to ban data centers through constitutional amendment
Cleveland Plain Dealer
March 16, 2026
Ashville Council Weighs Data Center Deal as Infrastructure Costs Loom
Scioto Post
March 16, 2026
Ohio promotes parks and then allows fracking in them
Letter by Dean Hume
Journal News
March 15, 2026
Two bad bills would speed up fracking of Ohio parks, squash renewable energy
Commentary by Cathy Cowan Becker
Ohio Capital Journal
March 13, 2026
Rep. Brennan Submits Formal Comments Opposing Fracking at Egypt Valley Wildlife Area
Ohio House of Representatives
March 13, 2026
PowerConneX Schedules Public Meeting for Proposed Ashville Energy Center
Scioto Post
March 13, 2026
Ashville Village Council considers resolution to approve term summary for EdgeConneX data/energy center project
Circleville Herald
March 13, 2026
Ohioans are getting fed up with data centers, state lawmakers are starting to notice
Ohio Capital Journal
March 12, 2026
Will Ohio make a $98 million mistake?
Commentary Craig Adair, Crossroads Solar Project
Ohio Capital Journal
March 12, 2026
Neighbors vs. Data Centers (with Cathy Becker and Annette Singh)
How to Not Lose Your Shit Podcast
Red Wine & Blue
March 11, 2026
13-day Great Ohio Climate March will pass through Salt Fork State Park
Daily Jeffersonian
March 10, 2026
An Ohio suburb approved a data center; Now a gas plant is going up next to the elementary school
Cleveland Plain Dealer
March 8, 2026
Southeast Ohio officials seek ban on injecting fracking wastewater underground
Cleveland Plain Dealer
March 6, 2026
Water districts in Ohio join call for injection well moratorium
Allegheny Front
March 6, 2026
Hilliard residents voice concerns over Amazon fuel cells project at AEP Open House
WBNS-TV 10 Columbus
March 5, 2026
Parents cite water, air quality concerns as fears mount over fuel cell server construction
ABC6 WSYX-TV Columbus
March 5, 2026
Activists, Washington County residents protest Ohio senator’s industry award as injection well debate continues
WTAP-TV Parkersburg, WV
March 5, 2026
Immersing in nature
Ohio Country Journal
March 4, 2026
Ohio lawmakers queue up data center study commission
Ohio Capital Journal
March 4, 2026
Washington County officials, residents demand moratorium on injection wells
WTAP-TV Parkersburg, WV
March 4, 2026
Trenton data center plan outlined by Prologis; residents question benefits and risks
Journal-News
March 3, 2026
Why Electricity Bills Are So High—and How the Blowback Could Hit Trump
Inside Climate News
March 2, 2026
Two bad bills in the Ohio Legislature
Commentary by Rebecca Phillips
Marietta Times
February 28, 2026
Ohio EPA Weighs New Statewide Wastewater Permit Amid Environmental Backlash
NewsForce 24/7
February 27, 2026
How extreme weather and aging infrastructure led to months of ‘musty’ water in one Ohio village
Allegheny Front
February 27, 2026
About 8,700 acres of public land in Ohio to be considered for fracking approval
WOSU-FM Columbus
February 26, 2026
Fracking Proposed for 8,749 Acres at Salt Fork State Park and Egypt Valley Wildlife Area; Public Comment Deadlines Approaching
Ohio Atomic Press
February 25, 2026
Southern California air board rejected pollution rules after AI-generated flood of comments
Phys Org
February 24, 2026
Report: Data centers’ air pollution associated with lung issues, death
NBC4 WCMH-TV Columbus
February 24, 2026
Trump’s $33 Billion Ohio Gas Project Is Very Short on Details
Bloomberg
February 20, 2026
Trump eliminates need for carbon capture technology
Commentary by Randi Pokladnik
Your Ohio News
February 19, 2026
The rush to build Ohio data centers tells us everything that’s wrong with local and state government
Commentary by Zeb Larson
Ohio Capital Journal
February 19, 2026
A Perplexing Ohio Bill Would Ban Wind, Solar … and Coal?
Inside Climate News
February 19, 2026
SB Energy Tapped for Proposed 9.2‑GW Ohio Gas Power Plant in First Tranche of $550B U.S.–Japan Deal: What We Know
POWER
February 19, 2026
Hydraulic fracturing industry spreads disinformation
Letter by Melinda Zemper
Canton Repository
February 18, 2026
SB 294 – a gimme to the oil and gas lobby, not the ‘all of the above’ energy policy Ohio needs: editorial
Cleveland Plain Dealer
February 18, 2026
Open house planned for controversial fuel cells at Hilliard data center
Columbus Dispatch
February 18, 2026
Nuclear power and natural gas aren’t ‘clean energy.’ Ohioans are falling for it
Op-ed by Melinda Zemper
Columbus Dispatch
February 17, 2026
Editorial: Where’s the effort? (opposed to SB 294)
Toledo Blade
February 17, 2026
Ohio bill targets radioactive brine spread on roads
Public News Service
February 17, 2026
Ohio EPA Considers ‘Lowering of Water Quality’ Necessary for Data Center Growth
Circle of Blue
February 17, 2026
Republicans in other states are having second thoughts about Carbon Capture Projects
Commentary by Randi Pokladnik
Ohio Capital Journal
February 16, 2026
This will cost Ohio families $6,500: How Republican lawmakers are killing green energy
Cleveland Plain Dealer
February 16, 2026
Republicans want ‘reliable’ power, but does that exclude wind and solar?
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Reprinted in MSN
February 16, 2026
Ohio Senate Bill looks to only rely on fossil fuels and nuclear power for energy
WFMJ-TV Youngstown
February 16, 2026
Fracking of Appalachian Ohio is just more sickening plunder by outsiders
Column by Thomas Suddes
Cleveland Plain Dealer
February 15, 2026
The Oil Industry’s Latest Disaster: Trillions of Gallons of Buried Toxic Wastewater
By Justin Nobel
DeSmog and Rolling Stone
February 12, 2026
Listen to the scientists
Commentary by Randi Pokladnik
Marietta Times
February 14, 2026
Obituary – Robert A. Kincses
Barnes Funeral Homes / Dayton Daily News
February 14, 2026
Ohio Senate bill would impose strict reliability standard on new power plants, sidelining most wind and solar
Scioto Valley Guardian
February 13, 2026
A new Ohio bill could be a de facto statewide ban on solar and wind
Canary Media
February 12, 2026
Ohio bill would set state’s priorities for energy projects
WCMH-TV NBC-4 Columbus
February 12, 2026
Ethics complaint against Republican Ohio state Sen. Brian Chavez does not go forward
Ohio Capital Journal
February 11, 2026
Environmental groups file ethics complaint against Sen. Chavez
Athens Post
February 11, 2026
Hilliard residents concerned by data center backup generator emissions – officials are pushing back on a proposal to install fuel cell technology
Hydrogen Central
February 11, 2026
Ohio Democrats push to ban ‘radioactive brine’ as an ice remover for state roadways
WSYX-TV ABC-6 Columbus
February 11, 2026
Reps. Rader, Cockley Oppose Leasing, Fracking of Egypt Valley Wildlife Area
Ohio House of Representatives
February 10, 2026
Senate Bill 294 could impact Ohio’s energy rates, will overhaul energy siting policy
WSYX-TV ABC-6 Columbus
February 10, 2026
New Russia Township zoning board votes to recommend denying major rezoning proposal tied to industrial ‘mega site’
WKYC-TV Cleveland
February 10, 2026
Columbus suburb sues to block Amazon data center’s six-acre array of 228 ‘fuel cells’
Signal Ohio
February 9, 2026
Ohio Democrats offer slate of bills reining in data centers
Ohio Capital Journal
February 9, 2026
Ethics committee nixes complaint against Ohio Senator over his fracking businesses
Signal Ohio
February 9, 2026
Data centers — Where’s the beef?
Op-ed by George Banziger
Parkersburg News and Sentinel
Cross-posted in Marietta Times
February 7, 2025
Ohioans Take a Stand to Protect Our State Parks and Natural Areas
Article by Linda New
Sierra Club Ohio Newsletter
February 7, 2026
Ethics complaint filed against Sen. Brian Chavez by environmental group
Athens Messenger
February 6, 2026
Are faked public comments about to tank an Ohio solar farm?
Canary Media
February 5, 2026
Republicans like solar power, especially if China’s not involved: poll
Cleveland Plain Dealer
February 4, 2026
Poll Shows GOP Voters Support Solar Energy, American-Made Solar
First Solar
February 4, 2026
Ohio commission ignores legal requirements in approving fracking bids under public land
Letter by Rosalind Gauchat
Cleveland Plain Dealer
January 29, 2026
Groups oppose expanding frack leases under Ohio state parks and public lands
Walking Post
January 28, 2026
Ohio senator failed to disclose ties to companies, complaint alleges
Statehouse News Bureau
January 27, 2026
Republican Ohio state senator faces ethics complaint over alleged oil and gas conflicts
Ohio Capital Journal
January 26, 2026
Groups file ethics complaint against Ohio state senator
The Center Square
January 26, 2026
Ohio state senator failed to disclose ties to his natural gas companies, complaint says
Signal Ohio
January 23, 2026
The Ohio Senate’s coziness with the oil and gas industry finally sparks an ethics investigation: Today in Ohio
Cleveland Plain Dealer Podcast (first three minutes)
January 23, 2026
Ohio town’s fears as huge Amazon power plant near school approved without local consent
Daily Mail
January 23, 2026
Fracking is toxic. We can’t lose more land to it
Opinion piece by Randi Pokladnik
Canton Repository
January 22, 2026
Ohio is putting your health at risk for very short-term drilling profits
Opinion piece by Jon Rutecki
Columbus Dispatch
January 22, 2026
Letter: 206 organizations call on Congress to hold Zeldin accountable for betraying EPA’s mission
Mom’s Clean Air Force
January 22, 2026
Ohio senator faces ethics complaint tied to oil and gas legislation
Cleveland Plain Dealer
January 22, 2026
Ohio Senator Brian Chavez faces ethics complaint over industry ties
Athens Independent
January 22, 2026
Ohio ethics complaint calls for review of senator’s energy ties
WCSM-FM Celina
January 22, 2026
Washington County for Safe Drinking Water files complaint against Sen. Chavez
Marietta Times
January 21, 2026
Washington County group files ethics complaint against Ohio Senator Brian Chavez
WTAP-TV
January 21, 2026
Despite public outcry, Ohio Gas and Land Management Commission votes to approve fracking bids
Reprint of Save Ohio Parks Testimony on January 12 (Page 7)
Eastside Daily News
January 20, 2026
Data Center Interregnum: Paul Lambert and Cathy Cowan Becker
Hilliard Beacon
January 19, 2026
Ohio selects company to frack wildlife area, public voices opposition
Allegheny Front
January 15, 2026
Ohio legislative agenda most likely about politics than policies
Column by Thomas Suddes
Dayton Daily News
January 15, 2026
Texas-based company approved to frack more than 170 acres of wildlife area in eastern Ohio
Ohio Capital Journal
January 14, 2026
Why are we fracking Ohio’s only national forest?
Commentary by Randi Pokladnik
Ohio Capital Journal
January 14, 2026
What a fracking-waste dispute says about Ohio’s energy double standard
Canary Media
January 13, 2026
Ohio opens 6,600 acres of protected lands for oil and gas extraction
Signal Ohio
January 13, 2026
Save Ohio Parks and environmental advocates warn against expanding frack leases under Ohio state parks and public lands
Columbus Free Press
January 13, 2026
Two Ohio wildlife areas approved for oil and gas drilling bid
Cleveland Plain Dealer
January 12, 2026
More Ohio wildlife areas approved for oil and gas drilling
Columbus Dispatch
January 12, 2026
Ohio Wildlife Areas Open to Oil Drilling
Cleveland News Today
January 12, 2026
Community Advocate Annette Singh
Hilliard Beacon
January 12, 2026
AEP Loses! Net Metering Victory
Interview with Cathy Cowan Becker starts at 13:19
For a Green Future
January 11, 2026
Ohio’s largest utility pushes to slash rooftop solar compensation
Canary Media
January 6, 2026
Save Ohio Parks and Wildlife Areas
Guest blog post by Cathy Becker
Simply Living
January 5, 2026
Carbon capture and storage bill will put Ohio communities at risk
Op-ed by Randi Pokladnik
Cleveland Plain Dealer
January 2, 2026
Movie on beauty of state parks fails to mention fracking
Op-ed by Melinda Zemper
Dayton Daily News, with reprints in Springfield News Sun and Journal-News
January 1, 2026