Lawmakers Discuss Fracking Ban In Ohio State Parks
Ohio lawmakers are currently considering a measure that would fast track fracking on public lands. But there’s debate over whether it would allow drilling activity in state parks.
View ArticleOhio Deep Injection Well Seeks To Reopen After Quakes
The operator of a northeast Ohio deep-injection well for drilling wastewater that's been shuttered since it was tied to seismic activity last year is fighting to get the facility reopened.American...
View ArticleKasich Still Fighting To Get 'Fracking' Tax Approved This Year
Senate leaders are talking about possibly creating a so-called "fracking" tax through this year’s budget plan. The fight over increasing the oil and natural gas tax has been a long battle on many fronts.
View ArticleVote Expected On Senate Version Of State Budget
Republican Senators have made dozens of changes to the budget they unveiled last week, with a final vote by the full Senate likely Wednesday.
View ArticleOhio Supreme Court Rejects Fracking Foes' Ballot Protest
Residents in three Ohio counties where Secretary of State Jon Husted invalidated anti-fracking ballot issues have lost a lawsuit before the Ohio Supreme Court. Justices said in a 6-1 decision Wednesday...
View ArticleGroup Studying Ohio Fracking Tax Suggests Hike Be Phased In
A study group reviewing a proposed tax hike on oil and gas drillers in Ohio has delivered its findings and recommendations on the issue.The report Thursday suggests that Ohio officials consider a...
View ArticleOhio Group Still Calling For Increased Fracking Tax
Natural gas closed at a 17 year price low Thursday, and low prices have led to worry among lawmakers about the nature of Ohio’s oil and gas industry—but one group is still calling for an increase to...
View ArticleReport: More Fracking Wastewater Pumped Underground In Ohio
State data shows the amount of hydraulic fracturing wastewater pumped underground in Ohio increased by more than 15 percent last year.The increase comes as drilling for shale in the process known as...
View ArticleIn Effort To Benefit From Shale Boom, U.S. Steel Producers Struggle With...
Shale drilling across much of the United States has increased demand for steel pipe, which has benefited U.S. steel producers, but that picture is starting to change as foreign steel makers...
View ArticleReport: Utica Shale Production Grows In Ohio
A new federal report says that natural gas production in Ohio's Utica Shale region is growing rapidly. The report issued Monday found that production from the Utica region in eastern Ohio increased by...
View ArticleNew Study Links Small Quakes To Fracking In Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A new study suggests that fracking triggered hundreds of too-small-to-be-felt earthquakes in eastern Ohio late last year, months before the state first linked seismic activity to...
View ArticleWest Virginia To Allow Fracking Underneath The Ohio River
West Virginia is selling hydraulic fracturing or fracking rights under the Ohio River, and the effects of that decision will be monitored by the other states in the Ohio River Valley. The Ohio River...
View ArticleAdvocacy Group Concerned About Ohio Fracking Waste
An advocacy group says hundreds of millions of gallons of fracking waste is being dumped into oil and gas disposal wells without strong oversight. But the state stands by the strength of its program....
View ArticleFracking – Bridge To The Future Or To Nowhere?
People are happy at the pump these days in Ohio. Right now gasoline costs well below $3.00 per gallon. Heating with natural gas has gotten cheaper over the past few years. Both of these trends have to...
View ArticleKasich Receives Mixed Reaction For Severance Tax Proposal
House leaders are looking over Gov. John Kasich’s budget proposal which includes a big swing of the bat when it comes to a tax increase on oil and gas drilling. But the industry is ready to fight the...
View ArticleOhio Supreme Court Says State Law Trumps Local Fracking Rules
The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that cities can’t enforce local laws banning fracking if the state has issued a permit to a driller. The court split 4-3, saying Munroe Falls couldn’t block Beck Energy...
View ArticleResidents, Business Groups Have Mixed Reaction To Fracking Ruling By Ohio...
The Ohio Supreme Court’s decision that local communities can’t use zoning ordinances to keep out oil and gas drillers has many speculating on what it might mean for the future. The oil and gas industry...
View ArticleLawmakers Discuss Fracking Ban In Ohio State Parks
Ohio lawmakers are currently considering a measure that would fast track fracking on public lands. But there’s debate over whether it would allow drilling activity in state parks. The bill would allow...
View ArticleOhio Deep Injection Well Seeks To Reopen After Quakes
The operator of a northeast Ohio deep-injection well for drilling wastewater that's been shuttered since it was tied to seismic activity last year is fighting to get the facility reopened. American...
View ArticleKasich Still Fighting To Get 'Fracking' Tax Approved This Year
Senate leaders are talking about possibly creating a so-called " fracking " tax through this year’s budget plan. The fight over increasing the oil and natural gas tax has been a long battle on many...
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