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ODNR grants permits for 2 more shale-drilling sites
Staff report YOUNGSTOWN The Ohio Department of Natural Resources has granted permits for two new
3 state agencies seek to sink brine-treatment plant in Warren
Andrew Blocksom hasn’t played chess since he was a kid. But for the past four years, the president of Patriot Water Treatment LLC in Warren has endured the longest chess match imaginable.
D&L Energy Group disputes comments from Ohio Oil and Gas Association official
D&L Energy Group, a member of the Ohio Oil and Gas Association, released a statement today that expressed disagreement with comments made Monday by Tom Stewart, OOGA executive vice president.
Hagan scores half-truth in earthquake comments
State Rep. Robert F. Hagan of Youngstown, D-60th, scored a half-true rating on PolitiFact’s Truth-O-Meter for comments he made about earthquakes and Gov. John Kasich.
Focus could make Utica Shale more profitable
Chesapeake Energy Corp.’s decision to shift its focus away from natural gas and toward oil and natural-gas liquids like propane could make the Utica Shale more profitable.
Industry official: ODNR mishandled quake issue
An industry official said he’s “frustrated” with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources regarding its handling of the earthquake-brine-injection-well situation in Youngstown.
Poll shows mixed feelings among Ohioans about fracking
State Rep. Robert F. Hagan on numerous occasions has said he wants to slow down natural-gas and oil exploration in Ohio. According to a new poll, most Ohioans agree.
ODNR puts hold on permits for brine wells
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources said Wednesday it will not approve any additional brine-injection well permits until it completes an injection-well report.
Fracking is not safe
Opinion: Add yet another new concern to the growing list of reasons to oppose hydraudlic fracturing, the natural-gas extraction process known as “fracking”: Earthquakes.
Let us inject facts into ‘Seismicity’
Opinion: For nearly 40 years now, the state of Ohio has relied upon federally regulated underground injection
Use safeguards to avert quakes, experts testify at YSU drilling hearing
Expert testimony at a joint subcommittee meeting of the state House and Senate on Tuesday indicated certain precautions could prevent injection-well- induced earthquakes.
Beaver residents appeal for more well regulation
Julia Fuhrman Davis says she moved to Beaver Township 17 years ago from Canfield because it “was beautiful.” But Davis believes her quiet neighborhood won’t be beautiful after the addition of a soon-to-be active brine-injection well.
Federal agency: Medina families at risk from polluted water tied to drilling
A federal health agency says potentially explosive levels of natural gas at two houses in Granger Township in eastern Medina County are a public-health threat.
Injection-brine wells limited in Ohio to 8,000 feet
Gov. John Kasich and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources have decided to limit brine-injection wells to a maximum 8,000 feet deep.
Mahoning Valley isn’t the only Ohio area with recent seismic activity Another community rocked by quakes
Youngstown has become the poster city for potential injection-well-induced earthquakes.
Texas co. wants to lease mineral rights at Poland cemetery
John Phillip of Campbell Development LLC, based in Fort Worth, Texas, has offered Poland Township a contract to lease the mineral rights under 35 acres that make up the Lowellville Cemetery at 2700 Stewart Road.
OEPA urged to rethink Warren permit proposal
Area residents, business representatives and legislators are warning the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency that new regulations would be detrimental to the Mahoning Valley economy.
ODNR still unsure of D&L well’s tie to Valley earthquakes
State environmental regulators say they are still trying to determine whether a brine-injection well conclusively triggered 11 Mahoning Valley earthquakes.
156 drilling permits granted in 2011
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources issued 156 permits in 2011 to drilling companies looking to capitalize on natural gas and oil in the Utica Shale.