Ohio is opening up more than 8,200 acres of a wildlife area in southeastern Ohio and another 500 acres of Salt Fork State ...

The reversal of Government support for fracking follows years of opposition from campaigners and local communities. Attempts to establish a UK shale gas industry proved slow and were thwarted by ...

Hydraulic fracturing or fracking is the process of injecting chemicals at high pressure into oil and gas-carrying rocks beneath the Earth’s surface. This extraction process can lead to methane leaks, ...

Bev Reed, with the Buckeye Environmental Network, holds a map showing injection well sites near Marietta in southeast Ohio. Hydraulic fracturing, particularly on public lands, has spurred protests ...

In 2024, 62 acres of the Leesville Wildlife Area in Carroll County were opened up for fracking by Ohio’s Oil and Gas Land Management Commission (OGLMC). The winning bid was placed by Encino Energy, a ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – More than 9,000 new acres of state-owned land have been made available for fracking, as a result of a decision by the Ohio Oil and Gas Land Management Commission. The designated land ...