Fracking Safety

$Judy Burger stands next to her home in Belmont County, Ohio. Across the road two frack waste injection wells are being constructed. She fears noise and pollution from constant truck traffic.$

Environment & Energy

More Ohioans Want a Say in Drilling Waste Injection Sites

Julie Grant (Allegheny Front)

Ohio has 226 wells to hold fracking wastewater; Pennsylvania has 16. Nearly half the waste injected in Ohio disposal wells comes from out of state. Residents who live near injection site construction areas are concerned.
Environment & Energy

Report: “Trade Secret” Chemicals Injected Nearly 11,000 Times at Oil and Gas Wells in Ohio

A new analysis by the nonprofit, Partnership for Policy Integrity finds that “trade secret” chemicals were injected into gas and oil wells nearly 11,000…
Environment & Energy

Concerned About Fracking, Ohio Residents Start Their Own Health Registry

Julie Grant

A dozen people are scurrying around a church basement in Youngstown, Ohio. They’re arranging tables and chairs, setting up paperwork, and hanging up...
Environment & Energy

EPA Issues Its Final Report on Fracking and Water Supply Safety

This week the U.S. EPA issued its full report on the potential risks of fracking to ground water. The study was mandated by Congress six years ago leaves…