Advocates Sue to Halt Oil & Gas Leasing in Ohio State Parks and Public Lands
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Local groups are appealing the Ohio Oil and Gas Land Management Commission’s approval of nominations to lease Ohio’s largest state park and two wildlife areas for oil and gas development.
Commission sells out parks and wildlife areas despite public outcry
Last Wednesday, despite vociferous public protest, the Ohio Oil and Gas Land Management Commission voted to approve nominations to lease Salt Fork... Read More
Tell Mike DeWine: No fracking in our Ohio state parks or wildlife areas
The final meeting this year for the Ohio Oil and Gas Land Management Commission is less than a week away on November... Read More
Save Ohio Parks speakers call for end to dark money, gerrymandering
Political corruption and lack of accountability in the statehouse today are reasons Ohio’s Republican Party supermajority legislators are considering despoiling Ohio’s state... Read More
Ohio oil and gas industry accident data boost worries about drilling under state parks
Spreadsheets show more than 800 releases of gas, oil, brine or other materials from industry activities onto the ground or into the air and water since 2018 began.
Save Ohio Parks announces Oct. 27 Statehouse Rally for State Parks, Climate and Democracy
Save Ohio Parks will host a “Rally for State Parks, Climate and Democracy” on Friday, Oct. 27 at noon at the Ohio... Read More
Salt Fork town hall to focus on fracking, climate change and protecting environment
A free Town Hall to educate Ohioans about wild birds, energy production in Ohio, fracking and climate change will be held Saturday, Sept. 23, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Salt Fork State Park lodge in Lore City, Ohio.
Save Ohio Parks and OEC urge investigation of apparently fraudulent comments
COLUMBUS, OH — An investigation by The Plain Dealer and Cleveland.com revealed that dozens of Ohioans — including a 9-year-old girl — believe their names... Read More
Fracking commission to meet September 18
Ohio’s Oil and Gas Land Management Commission will hold its next meeting on Monday, September 18, 2023, at 10 a.m. to consider... Read More
Ohio’s former First Ladies oppose fracking under state parks
In a bipartisan move to support the preservation of Ohio’s state parks and public lands, former Ohio First Ladies Hope Taft and Frances Strickland have written letters to the Oil and Gas Land Management Commission (OGLMC) stating that they oppose fracking.