by FreshWater | Dec 25, 2022 | Fracking, Issues, Legislative & Regulatory Accountability, Ohio Legislators
30 Letters Sent to Those Who Amended HB507 to call Natural Gas Green and Force the Fracking of State Lands. In the 2022 lame duck session, the Ohio legislature amended House Bill 507 entitled, “Revise number of poultry chicks that may be sold in lots,” to force the... 
by FreshWater | Sep 26, 2019 | Fracking, Issues, Ohio Legislators, Ohio Regulators
(COLUMBUS, OH) A letter by Fair Shake Environmental Legal Services of Akron, Ohio has written on behalf of the Freshwater Accountability Project was sent to Governor DeWine recently outlining deficiencies in Ohio’s regulatory scheme regarding unconventional shale... 
by FreshWater | Aug 6, 2019 | Legislative & Regulatory Accountability, Letters, News & Blog, Ohio Legislators
Copied below is the appeal to Ohio Attorney General Yost to investigate JobsOhio funding decisions. Copies of the request for investigation were also sent to Governor DeWine and the Ohio Auditor’s Office. So far, we have not heard anything back, but we will... 
by FreshWater | Nov 27, 2018 | Fracking, Issues, Legislative & Regulatory Accountability, Ohio Legislators
The Ohio River is already the most polluted inland waterway in the United States. If the Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission (ORSANCO) is allowed to abdicate its responsibilities to provide water quality protections – public health, recreation,... 
by FreshWater | May 20, 2016 | Fracking, Health, Issues, Legislative & Regulatory Accountability, Ohio Legislators, Ohio Regulators, Press Releases, Waste
For Immediate Release May 17, 2016 Columbus, Ohio – As the unconventional shale gas drilling (fracking) industry continues to expand in Ohio with what critics call inadequate regulation, directly impacted communities are seeking answers and assistance from... 
by FreshWater | Apr 11, 2016 | Events, Fracking, Issues, Legislative & Regulatory Accountability, News & Blog, Ohio Legislators, Ohio Regulators
You Are Invited Conference: Public Health & Liability; Fracking and Ohio’s Future An important one-day conference for legislators, regulators, and the public to learn about environmental and health impacts from unconventional shale drilling and what can be...