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 about issues related to fracking public lands.
2026
An Ohio court may OK fracking-waste wells despite pollution concerns
Canary Media
April 23, 2026
Ask the Experts: Data Centers
Progress Grove City
April 23, 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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