Fracking waste

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

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

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

Citizens Stepped In To Protect Water When Ohio Did Not

Julie Grant

Ten years ago, the fracking industry was already booming in Pennsylvania, but people in Ohio were just starting to hear about it. Many were excited that...
Environment & Energy

A Quake Related Disposal Well Near Youngstown May Be Gone For Good

The injection well blamed for setting off a 4.0 earthquake near Youngstown at the end of 2011 may be permanently sealed and abandoned. D&L Energy of…