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Company tries to ease fears over ‘brine’ tankers
Fracking fear has struck many in the Mahoning Valley, mostly due to possible water contamination.
Hubbard ODNR reps back in Valley
Less than a month after Ohio Department of Natural Resources representatives took the three-hour drive from Columbus to Coitsville, they were back in the Mahoning Valley on Tuesday.
ODNR asks Hubbard residents for input on brine-injection well
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources will meet with Hubbard residents at 3 p.m. today at the Hubbard Township Administration Building, 2600 Elmwood Drive.
Drilling deal expected in mere days
Negotiations between the Associated Landowners of the Ohio Valley and an oil and gas driller could be completed “in a matter of days.”
Agency criticizes Pa. gas-well rules
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is criticizing Pennsylvania’s interim rules on air pollution from Marcellus gas wells, saying the regulations apparently would allow for more pollution than do federal guidelines.
EPA links fracking, pollution
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the first time has implicated fracking — a controversial method of improving the productivity of oil and gas wells — for causing groundwater pollution.
Injection-well owners required to run test
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources will require owners of a new brine-injection well to run a special test to ensure that brine is being injected into the correct underground formations.
County’s historical records endangered by new demands
Editorial: Editor's Note: This is a Vindicator opinion piece that was published Thursday, Dec. 8., 2011
Seeing the promise of a new age
Opinion: Seeing the promise of a new age As a retired engineer orig- inally from Youngstown, I would like
Seismic devices to watch D&L well
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources says there are new seismographs near a brine injection well in Youngstown that will help to determine if the well is causing minor earthquakes.
Drillers dig in for records
The recorder’s office at the Mahoning County Courthouse resembles the bustling atmosphere of the stock exchange more than the typical librarylike card room.
Ruling keeps Patriot Water project afloat
The Ohio Environmental Review Appeals Commission ruled Thursday that the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency did not prove that it unlawfully granted Patriot Water Treatment LLC and Warren permits for brine-water disposal.
Hagan seeks hearings on fracking
State Rep. Robert F. Hagan of Youngstown, D-60th, penned an open letter to Ohio House Speaker William Batchelder asking for hearings about fracking.
Fracking protesters vow to fight charges in court
Seven people opposed to the fracking process had to come up with cash to get out of jail after being charged in the blocking of a water- disposal truck at a city business this week.
YSU, VAM put wham in chamber shale show
Bill Snyder of Marietta tries his hand at a virtual welder at the Youngstown Ohio Utica and Natural Gas conference Wednesday at the Covelli Centre.
Youngstown police arrest 7 fracking protesters
While thousands learned about the Utica Shale industry inside the Covelli Centre, Youngstown police arrested seven environmental protesters on the city’s West Side.
Youngstown police arrest protesters at D&L site
Youngstown police arrest protesters at D&L site
100 downtown protesters oppose fracking
About 100 fracking protestors are standing outside the First National Tower downtown.
V&M announces $57 million expansion
V&M Star has announced a $57 million dollar expansion project that could create 100 new jobs.
New YSU institute to offer Utica Shale-related minor program
Youngstown State University today announced plans for a Natural Gas and Water Resources Institute to better prepare its students for jobs related to the Utica Shale.