fracking

The R.E. Burger coal-fired power plant’s final day ended, appropriately enough, in a cloud of black smoke and dust. From 1944 to 2011, the plant generated…

Thousands of acres of the new Jesse Owens State Park in eastern Ohio may still be drilled for oil and natural gas.A draft purchase agreement obtained by…

The home rule provision was added to the Ohio constitution by voters in 1912, and the struggles between local officials and state lawmakers have raged…

A new analysis by the nonprofit Partnership for Policy Integrity finds that "trade secret" chemicals were injected into gas and oil wells nearly 11,000…

A dozen people are scurrying around a church basement in Youngstown, Ohio. They’re arranging tables and chairs, setting up paperwork, and hanging up signs…

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…

Deciding what happens on private property might seem like a basic right. But when it comes to energy development, Ohio and other oil and gas-producing…

A decade ago, people in Ohio hadn't heard much about fracking for natural gas in the state. But since then, the ups and downs of the gas industry have…

Organizers who want a fracking ban within Columbus city limits are once again leaning on City Council to get it before voters.Last year, the Franklin…

The Ohio EPA is considering changes to its regulations on air quality at fracking and natural gas transmissions sites.The state Environmental Protection…