by FreshWater | Dec 7, 2016 | Federal Agencies, Fracking, Issues, Legislative & Regulatory Accountability
On December 2, 2016, Lea Harper, Managing Director of FreshWater Accountability Project, along with other Ohioans traveled to Washington DC to testify against the abuses of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The FERC regularly tramples people’s... 
by FreshWater | Sep 22, 2016 | Federal Agencies, Fracking, Issues, Legislative & Regulatory Accountability
For Immediate Release Nonprofit Organizations Join to Demand Reform of Rogue Agency Grand Rapids, OH – More than 180 organizations representing communities across America called on leaders in the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and House Energy and... 
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 | May 20, 2016 | Fracking, Health, Issues, Legislative & Regulatory Accountability, Ohio Regulators, Waste
May 8, 2016 Dana Thompson Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Lazarus Government Center 50 W. Town St., Suite 700 Columbus, OH 43216 RE: Comments on “Proposed General Permits for Natural Gas Compressor Stations and Similar Facilities” Dear Ms. Thompson: I offer the... 
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... 
by FreshWater | Mar 23, 2016 | Fracking, Issues, Legislative & Regulatory Accountability, Ohio Regulators
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 22, 2016 As the horizontal hydrofracking industry continues to operate without adequate regulation, the waste produced is a big problem for the industry for which Ohio has provided a cheap solution. Ohio not only allows waste from in-state...