Two major new gas combustion plants have been proposed to power data centers at the New Albany Business Park in Licking County.

At least 136 Ohio municipalities and townships have active moratoriums on data centers as of Sept. 16, local government records and news reports show.

The Democratic candidate for governor backed restrictions on disposal of fracking wastewater around a hard-hit town, and called for a “thorough investigation” of the dangers.

Data center critics want Columbus to enact a moratorium. A council member hopes to regulate them but admits the city’s power is limited.

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For Immediate Release July 24, 2026 Columbus Residents Overwhelmingly Demand Data Center Moratorium, Stronger Environmental Protections at City Council Committee Hearing COLUMBUS, OHIO  Twenty-four people provided testimony on draft data center policy proposed by Columbus City Council’s Public Utilities and Sustainability Committee Wednesday night. The community overwhelmingly called for a moratorium and stronger protections, with […]

The state already confirmed brine left one well. Four more later went idle. The record is still incomplete.

A Tappan Lake writer discusses proposed CO2 wells and pipelines in Harrison, Carroll and Jefferson counties.

A proposal to pause a type of injection well used for oil drilling failed in Washington County, Ohio, but the debate made clear that fears over oilfield waste disposal and drinking water safety are no...

The disposal of toxic and radioactive oil and gas waste brine has improved dramatically over the centuries of oil and gas extraction. Before oil and gas waste disposal saw any type of regulations, it ...

Washington County residents are making renewed demands for action and answers on injection wells from state officials.

In a recent op-ed published in Ohio Capital Journal, Marietta College petroleum geologist Dr. David L. Jeffery explains why the Washington County injection well crisis demands an emergency response. P...

There’s no Planet B!

Plastics just keep getting smaller, and potentially more harmful to humans, fish and wildlife. Even the most remote areas of the Great Lakes aren’t spared.

Ohio Valley Environmental Advocates will host a presentation Aug. 29 at Puskarich Public Library on data center issues.

The billionaire candidate lobbying for data centers and calling people advocating for clean water ‘whiners’ is not the way forward for Ohio. Written by Susan Vessels – August 24th, 2026 Ohio State Uni...

For years, Marietta and Washington County have seen billions of gallons of radioactive fracking waste injected underground. Residents are fed up.

Episode 1: Don’t Be a Litter Shidder!

MARIETTA ‌— ‌Injection ‌wells have become a national flashpoint following an article in the New York Times, which references events in and around Marietta. In Washington County, the argument is still ...

MARIETTA – Washington County Commissioner Greg Nohe’s motion to prepare a moratorium on Class II injection wells failed in a vote, leading to intense public discussion on the safety of injection wells...

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ohio — A Trump administration plan to lease lands in the Wayne National Forest for oil and gas development has raised the ire of environmentalists.

After a pyrolysis facility in Hebron, Ohio, shut down, leaving behind a string of environmental violations, other communities across the state are paying closer attention to the public health threat

The billionaire candidate lobbying for data centers and calling people advocating for clean water "whiners" is not the way forward for Ohio.

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