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Don’t blame quakes on fracking
Don’t blame quakes on fracking Underground Injection wells have been used since the 1930s to
Patriot’s tiff with ODNR deepens
The rift between Patriot Water Treatment LLC and state environmental regulators is getting contentious.
Vindy and ‘the best shale coverage’
Opinion: “I’ve gotten more information in the past two days from The Vindicator on this than I have from anyone else.”
No cause for alarm over radioactive drilling waste
Those who oppose natural-gas and oil exploration claim the fracking process propagates unsafe levels of radiation through drill cuttings and wastewater.
DeWine: Drilling laws ‘not adequate’
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine thinks Ohio’s natural-gas and oil drilling laws are “not adequate” compared with other states.
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