by FreshWater | Mar 2, 2018 | Issues, Legislative & Regulatory Accountability, News & Blog
(Grand Rapids, OH) On February 24, 2018, the FreshWater Accountabliity Project (FWAP) filed opposition to the proposal by the Ohio River Valley Water Sanitary Commission (ORSANCO) to roll back its responsibilities to protect the quality of the Ohio River’s water, a... by FreshWater | Dec 11, 2017 | FWAP Blog, News & Blog
Frack Waste is Radioactive Monitoring is Sparse (at best) and Likely Inaccurate It is widely known that waste from hydraulic fracturing is radioactive. In fact, for decades the oil and gas industry has used radioactivity to locate drilling sites. It is well... 
by FreshWater | Jun 30, 2017 | Fracking, Issues, Legislative & Regulatory Accountability, News & Blog, Ohio Regulators, Press Releases, Waste
(Akron, OH) Yesterday the centralized waste treatment plant owned and operated by Patriot Water Treatment LLC and the city of Warren’s publicly-owned wastewater treatment plant in Trumbull County were sued by the FreshWater Accountability Project (www.FWAP.org) for... 
by FreshWater | Jun 2, 2017 | Army Corps of Egineers, Fracking, Issues, Letters, News & Blog
The request comes one week after opponents filed a motion with FERC to halt construction of the controversial gas pipeline Earlier this morning, residents and environmental groups in Michigan and Ohio issued a formal request to the Army Corps of Engineers to revoke... 
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...