Wednesday, November 15, 2023, 9:30 AM
Press conference prior to 10am hearing at the Ohio Department of Natural Resources building, 2045 Morse Road in Columbus.

Fracking operations drain tens of millions of gallons of water from lakes, rivers and streams, mixing it with unregulated toxic chemicals and sand to free methane gas trapped deep below the ground. Fracking also entails clearcutting forests, destroying plant, animal and insect habitats, and requires thousands of truck trips to bring in chemicals and transport wastewater from well pads.

Fracking wastewater must be injected into Class II injection wells and stored, as it is unfit for human contact. Air pollution, noise, and light pollution from fracking is also incompatible with family and tourist park activities. Several injection wells in Athens County were suspended for leaking fracking wastewater into local water supplies.

Save Ohio Parks asks the public to contact DeWine’s office and tell him to deny fracking leases under our Ohio state parks and public lands. His office phone number is (614) 644-4357 or 614-466-3555. His email address is: Governor.Ohio.gov/contact.

For more information about fracking under Ohio state parks and public lands, visit https://www.saveohioparks.org.