Fracking may kill my nephew’s wonder. We can’t ignore real harm it does
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By Talor Musil Where will our children learn to love the natural world if we pollute our parks? My nephew, just old... Read More
Save Ohio Parks endorses Dr. Amy Acton and David Pepper for Governor and Lt. Governor
Nonprofit backs Acton and 15 other statewide candidates as clear choices to consider halting oil and gas extraction from Ohio’s state parks... Read More
Fracking is not ‘responsible development’ of Ohio’s state parks and public lands
Fracking pollutes the air; depletes and destroys our fresh water; endangers biodiversity; and increases greenhouse gas emissions that supercharge climate warming. By... Read More
Ohio’s cautionary tale on data centers is a lesson for us all
By Cathy Cowan Becker When I moved to the thriving suburb of Hilliard, Ohio, three years ago, I never imagined I would... Read More
Ohio has nation’s best park system. We’re angry fracking will change that
Our parks belong to all of us. We will keep showing up for Ohio. We hope the commissioners will at some point... Read More
DeWine says he loves Ohio state parks, so what will he do with Senate Bill 219?
By Cathy Cowan Becker This month, Gov. Mike DeWine officially proclaimed June 1 to June 7 as Ohio State Parks Week, celebrating the natural... Read More
Ohio officials ignore scientific facts to allow our public air, land, and water to be abused
By Randi Pokladnik Svante Arrhenius, a Swedish physics professor, is best known for his development of the pH scale for acids and... Read More
Save Ohio Parks testimony for Select Committee on Data Centers
Testimony by Cathy Cowan BeckerBoard President, Save Ohio ParksJune 1, 2026 Co-Chair Holmes, Co-Chair Chavez, and members of the Select Committee on... Read More
Save Ohio Parks research says AI data center buildout can work — if it runs on renewable energy
Statewide nonprofit has studied oil and gas fracking’s health, environmental and public lands impacts since 2023 Ohio has a unique opportunity to... Read More
Data centers killing Ohio’s beloved parks before our very eyes
If local officials accept data centers, rural Appalachia, our state parks and public lands and even our villages, towns and suburbs will... Read More









