Save Ohio Parks testimony for Select Committee on Data Centers
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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
Tell your House Rep: Don’t speed up fracking our state parks!
On March 18, the House Natural Resources Committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 219, which purports to revise the law on oil... Read More
AG proposes new rule against deceptive comments; here’s how to weigh in
You may remember last fall when the story broke that at least 150 public comments supposedly in support of fracking Ohio state parks were not submitted... Read More
Canada Pension Plan infuses $300M into Encino, making Ohio the next fracking sacrifice zone
Encino Acquisition Partners, LLC, the oil and gas company slated to frack under Ohio’s Zepernick and Valley Run wildlife areas, is 98... Read More
ODNR should protect Ohio’s public lands
By Randi Pokladnik On Feb. 26, Ohio proved once again that nothing in the state is sacred when it comes to making... Read More
Save Ohio Parks statement on court’s decision to dismiss our appeal
Save Ohio Parks is disappointed that our appeal of the Oil and Gas Land Management Commission’s decision to approve fracking lease nominations... Read More
Save Ohio Parks promotes Feb. 26 commission meeting and fossil fuels rally
Emergency stay filed to stop bids to frack state parks, wildlife areas The Oil and Gas Land Management Commission (OGLMC) will meet... Read More
Mike DeWine and climate Scrooges are pushing Ohio to environmental extinction
Weeks after we waxed nostalgic about cultural touchstones equated with Christmas, the very officials who should be protecting our state’s future continue... Read More
Advocates Sue to Halt Oil & Gas Leasing in Ohio State Parks and Public Lands
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