injection wells

Environment & Energy

Environmental groups petition federal government to revoke Ohio’s authority over injection wells

Andy Chow

Environmental advocates, along with local government officials, are asking the U.S. EPA to intervene in Ohio’s authority to regulate Class II injection wells.
$Judy Burger stands next to her home in Belmont County, Ohio. Across the road two frack waste injection wells are being constructed. She fears noise and pollution from constant truck traffic.$

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...