RECENT NEWS
Muskingum Lawsuit
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...
Unearthed: The Fracking Facade
"It's time to look behind the glitzy commercials and PR campaigns. The "Fracking Facade" seeks to set the record straight by exposing a flawed claim often abused in the sales pitch for promoting shale gas development across the world: "With a history of 60 years,...
US Army Corps of Engineers
The FreshWater Accountability Project has requested correspondence and other public records from the US Army Corps of Engineers. Here are our documents associated with these requests. Cover Letter: 78800562 Mineral Leases at Leesville and Seneca (UNCLASSIFIED)...
New Rules for Fracking Waste Needed
This report by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) evaluates federal and state laws regarding fracking waste. The alarming findings reveal that there is not the regulatory framework to adequately protect human health and safety. The most significant finding...
Better Vision
A Better Vision for the Valley was an inspirational conference organized by FreshWater Accountability Project and attended by many residents from the Ohio Valley, as well as representatives from numerous environmental groups.
Fracking Violates Human Rights
FWAP provides testimony to the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal, a respected international human-rights court, the Rome-based Tribunal, began a week-long hearing on the impacts of fracking and climate change on human and Earth rights.
Letter to Gov. DeWine
Click here to view the letter we sent to Governor DeWine to cease permitting until regulatory deficiencies are reviewed. You may use our letter as reference when writing to your elected officials to express your concerns.
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