Ohio bill to spur fracking in state parks and forests heads to governor’s office
The bill has raised fears that Ohio agencies will be required to lease state-owned parks, forests, preserves and universities to fracking.
Julie Grant
Restoring the American Chestnut with Genetic Engineering Splits the Conservation Community
Scientists are hoping a genetically modified American chestnut can restore the iconic tree. Some groups say it could be a Trojan horse for more GMO trees.
Wind energy has divided one rural Ohio county. Now, voters get to decide its fate
An anti-wind movement is spreading across the country, often fueled by misinformation. Now, voters in Crawford County, Ohio, get to decide whether to lift a ban on wind this November.
Ohio groups petition U.S. EPA to revoke state’s regulation of oil and gas waste disposal wells
The groups say Ohio's failure to enforce regulations is endangering drinking water and burdening low-income Appalachian communities.
Group finds PFAS ‘forever’ chemicals used in Ohio oil and gas wells
Physicians for Social Responsibility found the oil and gas industry in Ohio used PFAS, known as “forever” chemicals, 101 times since 2013.
How the fungi beneath our feet help decide the trees overhead
A lawsuit over a plan to regenerate oaks in the Wayne National Forest cites mycorrhizal fungi as evidence that the plan won't work. We find out why.
Lawsuit challenges plan to clearcut white oak in Wayne National Forest
White oak forests may disappear in a generation. A plan to log a section of white oaks in the Wayne has environmentalists worried.
DEP hears concerns over evaporator at landfill that processes frack waste
Residents and others are concerned that radiation from fracking waste treated at the landfill will end up in the evaporator's air emissions.
New survey finds urban woodlands dense with landscaping plants
The study in the Cincinnati area follows surveys going back 200 years. Today, wild places are filled with plants that have escaped from yards and gardens.
Supreme Court pushes U.S. closer to ‘climate cliff,’ say Pennsylvania environmental leaders
Pennsylvania leaders in environment and energy react to the Supreme Court ruling that limits EPA's ability to regulate power plant CO2 emissions.
