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Photo by Paul Becker provided by Save Ohio Parks.

Ohio Oil and Gas Land Management Commission can – and should – deny fracking in our public lands

BY: - September 27, 2023

By Cathy Cowan Becker, Roxanne Groff, Loraine McCosker, Jenny Morgan, Randi Pokladnik, and Melinda Zemper of Save Ohio Parks Ohio’s Oil and Gas Land Management Commission met Sept. 18 to discuss the fate of our beloved state parks, wildlife areas, and public lands. At issue were nine applications, called “lease nominations,” by unidentified oil and […]

‘Falsified’ public comments loom over Ohio state parks drilling decisions

BY: - September 20, 2023

An Ohio commission is poised to rule on proposals to drill under state parks and wildlife areas before the conclusion of an investigation into fabricated public comments submitted in favor of the proposals. The Ohio Oil and Gas Land Management Commission deferred a decision Monday in order to allow more time to consider the lease […]