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Current News from FWAP:
Letter to the Editor: Guernsey County Commissioners Asked to Refuse “Brine” Spreading
On May 6 at 9:30 am the Guernsey County Commissioners will hold a public hearing to consider the Kimble Company's proposal to spread "brine" on the roads of Guernsey County for "ice and dust control." What most people do not know is not only that the Kimble Company of...
Formal Objection to Proposal to Spread “Brine” on Guernsey County Roads
Dear Commissioners Gardner, Wilson and Saft: On behalf of the FreshWater Accountability Project, we enter this formal objection to the proposal by the Kimble Company to spread “brine” that may be associated with unconventional shale drilling on any roads in Guernsey...
FWAP Warns of Future Costs to Ohioans for Fracking Contamination
April 2, 2015 Chief Rick Simmers ODNR 2045 Morse Rd. Bldg. F2 Columbus, OH 43229-6693 Dear Chief Simmers: We would like to bring to your attention the recent report from Earthworks stating that Ohio has being largely deficient in the regulation of the hazardous waste...
Environmental Groups Align Efforts to Challenge FERC Pipeline Projects
Groups claim federal agency facilitates fracking for shale gas The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is not informing the public about the big picture when it comes to natural gas infrastructure projects related to increased gas drilling in the Marcellus and...
Frackers Obviously Don’t Care About the Community’s Quality and Quantity of Drinking Water Sources
Reposted via ThinkProgress.org | by Samantha Page Image credit: Courtesy of Barnesville area residents A tiny town in eastern Ohio is being sued by an Oklahoma-based oil and gas company that bought more than 180 million gallons of water from the town last year. That...
Water Protection Groups Go On Offensive Against Unregulated Radioactive Fracking Waste Facilities
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 3, 2015 Grand Rapids, Ohio – Two organizations devoted to protecting water sources from dangerous oil and gas industry activity have filed a key motion in an Ohio court, challenging oil and gas waste disposal practices. On Friday, February...