by FreshWater | Feb 24, 2014 | Letters, News & Blog
We are asking for your attention and involvement in a very serious matter confronting Ohioans at this time. As you may know, the unconventional shale drilling industry (fracking) has unduly influenced our political processes, democratic values and environmental... 
by FreshWater | Feb 24, 2014 | Letters, Muskingum Watershed, News & Blog
We are asking for your attention and involvement in a very serious matter confronting Ohioans at this time. As you may know, the unconventional shale drilling industry has unduly influenced our political processes, democratic values and environmental protections at... 
by FreshWater | Feb 24, 2014 | Fracking, Letters, News & Blog, Waste
By now, the majority of Ohioans know that injection wells cause earthquakes, and yet, the ODNR continues to permit new injection wells in known earthquake fault zones without adequate testing for seismic activity. The recent 3.5M earthquake on November 20, epicenter... 
by FreshWater | Feb 24, 2014 | Letters, News & Blog
“I’m writing on behalf of a citizen grassroots organization in southeastern Ohio, Meigs Citizens Action Now (Meigs CAN). Our purpose in writing is to petition the U.S. Coast Guard to conduct a thorough investigation pursuant to the National Environmental Policy... by FreshWater | Feb 24, 2014 | Fracking, Letters, News & Blog, Waste
We assert that the Ohio Department of Natural Resources is not reliable, responsible or accountable to hold primacy over the permitting of injection wells in the state. We have copied below a sample of our correspondence and the misinformation we receive when we... 
by FreshWater | Feb 14, 2014 | Fracking, FWAP Blog, Issues, Muskingum Watershed, Water Withdrawal
Co-founder of the FreshWater Accountability Project, Lea Harper, and her husband, Steven Jansto, are suing the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District (MWCD), the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Antero Resources Appalachian, and Ohio Attorney General Mike...