ODNR sued for approving fracking waste sites

COLUMBUS — A lawsuit was filed in Franklin County court against Gov. Kasich and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources for the approval of at least 23 fracking waste handling, storage, processing and recycling facilities to operate.

The facilities were authorized by ODNR “Chief’s Orders," bypassing the official rule making process required to permit such facilities, according to a press release from the Fresh Water Accountability Project, which along with Food and Water Watch brought the suit.

“I do not know what it takes to get our governing bodies to take action to protect Ohio’s environmental and economic future. These facilities are an imminent threat to public health,” Lea Harper, managing director of FWAP, said in a statement.

A request for comment was left with the ODNR this afternoon.

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