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🚨 SB 329 is in the news! Check out the latest on the fight to ban radioactive roads:
📺 Watch LIVE at 3PM: ohiochannel.org
📞 Feb 23 Phone Bank: bit.ly/YESHB439
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📞 Feb 23 Phone Bank: bit.ly/YESHB439
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February 17, 2026 at 4:12 PM
🚨 SB 329 is in the news! Check out the latest on the fight to ban radioactive roads:
📺 Watch LIVE at 3PM: ohiochannel.org
📞 Feb 23 Phone Bank: bit.ly/YESHB439
www.wcsmradio.com/index.php/ne...
📺 Watch LIVE at 3PM: ohiochannel.org
📞 Feb 23 Phone Bank: bit.ly/YESHB439
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🚨 FINAL CALL: SB 329 testimony is due TODAY at 3 PM!
If you can, be at the Statehouse in person tomorrow (Feb 17, 3 PM). We need a packed room to show the Senate this is serious.
IMPORTANT: You must submit via the portal by 3 PM TODAY to speak: bit.ly/SB329TOOLKIT
If you can, be at the Statehouse in person tomorrow (Feb 17, 3 PM). We need a packed room to show the Senate this is serious.
IMPORTANT: You must submit via the portal by 3 PM TODAY to speak: bit.ly/SB329TOOLKIT
Need help writing proponent testimony for SB 329?
Toolkit: Writing ProponentTestimony for SB 329 Need help writing proponent testimony for SB 329? Use the guide below to structure your statement and ensure your voice is heard. Testimony is due by ...
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February 16, 2026 at 12:46 PM
🚨 FINAL CALL: SB 329 testimony is due TODAY at 3 PM!
If you can, be at the Statehouse in person tomorrow (Feb 17, 3 PM). We need a packed room to show the Senate this is serious.
IMPORTANT: You must submit via the portal by 3 PM TODAY to speak: bit.ly/SB329TOOLKIT
If you can, be at the Statehouse in person tomorrow (Feb 17, 3 PM). We need a packed room to show the Senate this is serious.
IMPORTANT: You must submit via the portal by 3 PM TODAY to speak: bit.ly/SB329TOOLKIT
⚠️ 24 HOURS LEFT to testify for SB 329!
We need to ban radioactive oil & gas waste on Ohio roads NOW. Deadline to submit proponent testimony is tomorrow, Monday, Feb 16 at 3:00 PM.
Toolkit & portal link below!
We need to ban radioactive oil & gas waste on Ohio roads NOW. Deadline to submit proponent testimony is tomorrow, Monday, Feb 16 at 3:00 PM.
Toolkit & portal link below!
February 15, 2026 at 7:36 PM
⚠️ 24 HOURS LEFT to testify for SB 329!
We need to ban radioactive oil & gas waste on Ohio roads NOW. Deadline to submit proponent testimony is tomorrow, Monday, Feb 16 at 3:00 PM.
Toolkit & portal link below!
We need to ban radioactive oil & gas waste on Ohio roads NOW. Deadline to submit proponent testimony is tomorrow, Monday, Feb 16 at 3:00 PM.
Toolkit & portal link below!
Marietta is in the national spotlight! DeSmog & Rolling Stone just dropped a massive report on the toxic injection well crisis. Champion reporter Justin Nobel @justinlawguy.bsky.social Justin Nobel uncovers how the EPA ignored 90 years of warnings. We must protect our water. Read & share!
The Oil Industry’s Latest Disaster: Trillions of Gallons of Buried Toxic Wastewater
Industry and regulators knew decades ago that injecting drilling’s toxic liquid leftovers underground wasn’t safe.
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February 13, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Marietta is in the national spotlight! DeSmog & Rolling Stone just dropped a massive report on the toxic injection well crisis. Champion reporter Justin Nobel @justinlawguy.bsky.social Justin Nobel uncovers how the EPA ignored 90 years of warnings. We must protect our water. Read & share!
🚜🤝💧 Farmers & environmentalists agree: YES on HB 439 & SB 329!
In-person testimony is THIS TUESDAY, Feb 17 at 3:00 PM in Columbus. Showing up is the most powerful way to prove we demand safe roads.
Can't make it?
📝 Written testimony due MON.
📞 Phonebank Feb 23, 12PM.
RSVP: bit.ly/YESHB439
In-person testimony is THIS TUESDAY, Feb 17 at 3:00 PM in Columbus. Showing up is the most powerful way to prove we demand safe roads.
Can't make it?
📝 Written testimony due MON.
📞 Phonebank Feb 23, 12PM.
RSVP: bit.ly/YESHB439
February 12, 2026 at 8:53 PM
🚜🤝💧 Farmers & environmentalists agree: YES on HB 439 & SB 329!
In-person testimony is THIS TUESDAY, Feb 17 at 3:00 PM in Columbus. Showing up is the most powerful way to prove we demand safe roads.
Can't make it?
📝 Written testimony due MON.
📞 Phonebank Feb 23, 12PM.
RSVP: bit.ly/YESHB439
In-person testimony is THIS TUESDAY, Feb 17 at 3:00 PM in Columbus. Showing up is the most powerful way to prove we demand safe roads.
Can't make it?
📝 Written testimony due MON.
📞 Phonebank Feb 23, 12PM.
RSVP: bit.ly/YESHB439
Ohio is moving to ban radioactive brine on our roads! 🚗 This is a true bipartisan effort as Rep. Ritter (R) joins Reps. Brennan and Rader (D) to call HB 439/SB 329 common sense safety for our water and roads. Let’s protect Ohio!
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Ohio Democrats push to ban 'radioactive brine' as an ice remover for state roadways
Democratic state lawmakers are pushing to ban the use of oil and gas brine on Ohio roadways, warning that the common winter de-icing practice is "infecting" the
abc6onyourside.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Ohio is moving to ban radioactive brine on our roads! 🚗 This is a true bipartisan effort as Rep. Ritter (R) joins Reps. Brennan and Rader (D) to call HB 439/SB 329 common sense safety for our water and roads. Let’s protect Ohio!
abc6onyourside.com/news/local/o...
abc6onyourside.com/news/local/o...
The Senate doesn't speak for the Ethics Committee. Their "crashed and burned" comments don't reflect the actual investigation process. We are still pushing for the truth about Senator Chavez’s industry ties. No more distractions. 🔍⚖️
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Ethics committee nixes complaint against Ohio Senator
Silence from a state ethics panel signals it rejected a complaint against Senate Energy Chair Brian Chavez over his private businesses.
signalohio.org
February 10, 2026 at 4:32 PM
The Senate doesn't speak for the Ethics Committee. Their "crashed and burned" comments don't reflect the actual investigation process. We are still pushing for the truth about Senator Chavez’s industry ties. No more distractions. 🔍⚖️
signalohio.org/ethics-commi...
signalohio.org/ethics-commi...
What is the Freepoint factory pumping into our air? Join Buckeye Environmental Network for an info session on Licking County’s air quality and the risks of plastic pyrolysis.
Feb 12 | 6:30 PM | Lakewood Library RSVP: https://bit.ly/PlasticInfo2
Feb 12 | 6:30 PM | Lakewood Library RSVP: https://bit.ly/PlasticInfo2
February 9, 2026 at 2:44 PM
What is the Freepoint factory pumping into our air? Join Buckeye Environmental Network for an info session on Licking County’s air quality and the risks of plastic pyrolysis.
Feb 12 | 6:30 PM | Lakewood Library RSVP: https://bit.ly/PlasticInfo2
Feb 12 | 6:30 PM | Lakewood Library RSVP: https://bit.ly/PlasticInfo2
Who is Sen. Brian Chavez really representing? While he faces an ethics complaint over hidden oil & gas ties, the industry is naming him a "Legend." Is he serving Ohio families or the companies he regulates?
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Who is Senator Brian Chavez Really Representing? - Buckeye Environmental Network
It is hard to talk about protecting our land and water when the people making the rules seem to be playing for the other team. You might have seen the headlines recently about State Senator Brian Chav...
benohio.org
February 5, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Who is Sen. Brian Chavez really representing? While he faces an ethics complaint over hidden oil & gas ties, the industry is naming him a "Legend." Is he serving Ohio families or the companies he regulates?
benohio.org/who-is-senat...
benohio.org/who-is-senat...
Ohio road brine is often radioactive oil waste. SB 329 and HB 439 are companion bills in the House and Senate to ban it for good. We deserve safe water, not toxic runoff. Tell your reps to support the ban. bit.ly/bentoolkit
January 30, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Ohio road brine is often radioactive oil waste. SB 329 and HB 439 are companion bills in the House and Senate to ban it for good. We deserve safe water, not toxic runoff. Tell your reps to support the ban. bit.ly/bentoolkit
The Ohio EPA just caught Freepoint Hebron with 9 malfunctions and unpermitted hazardous air emissions. If they can’t follow basic safety laws now, we can’t trust them to start processing toxic PVC waste. Hebron deserves clean air.
https://ow.ly/qyr850Y5uCM
https://ow.ly/qyr850Y5uCM
Unpermitted and Unchecked: Why Freepoint’s Noncompliance Threatens Ohio’s Air - Buckeye Environmental Network
The Freepoint Eco-Systems plastic pyrolysis plant in Hebron has, yet again, violated Ohio’s environmental laws. During the first two weeks of December, almost immediately after Freepoint submitted their latest plan to return to compliance, an Ohio EPA inspector reported Freepoint for multiple violations of their air permit and state law. The violations include exceeding particulate […]
ow.ly
January 29, 2026 at 4:21 PM
The Ohio EPA just caught Freepoint Hebron with 9 malfunctions and unpermitted hazardous air emissions. If they can’t follow basic safety laws now, we can’t trust them to start processing toxic PVC waste. Hebron deserves clean air.
https://ow.ly/qyr850Y5uCM
https://ow.ly/qyr850Y5uCM
🚨 Ethics complaint filed against Ohio Sen. Brian Chavez. Allegations claim he failed to disclose ties to 5 oil & gas companies while chairing the Senate Energy Committee and fast-tracking industry legislation.
Public trust shouldn't be for sale. 🛢️⚖️
https://ow.ly/MSHa50Y4Ugy
Public trust shouldn't be for sale. 🛢️⚖️
https://ow.ly/MSHa50Y4Ugy
Republican Ohio state senator faces ethics complaint over alleged oil and gas conflicts • Ohio Capital Journal
Washington County for Safe Drinking recently filed an ethics complaint with the Ohio Joint Legislative Ethics Committee against Republican Ohio State Senator Brian Chavez.
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January 28, 2026 at 3:47 PM
🚨 Ethics complaint filed against Ohio Sen. Brian Chavez. Allegations claim he failed to disclose ties to 5 oil & gas companies while chairing the Senate Energy Committee and fast-tracking industry legislation.
Public trust shouldn't be for sale. 🛢️⚖️
https://ow.ly/MSHa50Y4Ugy
Public trust shouldn't be for sale. 🛢️⚖️
https://ow.ly/MSHa50Y4Ugy
Washington County residents filed an ethics complaint over possible conflicts tied to injection well legislation. Instead of answering the facts, state leaders attacked the messengers. Clean water and transparency should not be controversial.
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www.wtap.com/2026/01/21/w...
Washington County group files ethics complaint against Ohio Senator Brian Chavez
Residents allege senator used position to benefit injection well companies while failing to disclose business interests
www.wtap.com
January 21, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Washington County residents filed an ethics complaint over possible conflicts tied to injection well legislation. Instead of answering the facts, state leaders attacked the messengers. Clean water and transparency should not be controversial.
www.wtap.com/2026/01/21/w...
www.wtap.com/2026/01/21/w...
Ohio deserves roads free of radioactive oil & gas waste! 🛣️ Join us Jan 26 @ 12 PM for a virtual phone bank to support HB 439 & SB 329. Let’s tell our legislators to ban toxic brine application for good. 📢
Register here: bit.ly/4jE4cCR
Register here: bit.ly/4jE4cCR
January 20, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Ohio deserves roads free of radioactive oil & gas waste! 🛣️ Join us Jan 26 @ 12 PM for a virtual phone bank to support HB 439 & SB 329. Let’s tell our legislators to ban toxic brine application for good. 📢
Register here: bit.ly/4jE4cCR
Register here: bit.ly/4jE4cCR
🚨 NPR’s Ohio Newsroom launched a 3-part investigation on fracking wastewater.
Millions of gallons of oil & gas waste are stored underground across eastern Ohio. In one southeast Ohio city, residents are raising serious concerns.
Ohio isn’t a dumping ground.
https://ow.ly/Fm8K50Y0bTf
Millions of gallons of oil & gas waste are stored underground across eastern Ohio. In one southeast Ohio city, residents are raising serious concerns.
Ohio isn’t a dumping ground.
https://ow.ly/Fm8K50Y0bTf
The Ohio Newsroom
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January 20, 2026 at 4:33 PM
🚨 NPR’s Ohio Newsroom launched a 3-part investigation on fracking wastewater.
Millions of gallons of oil & gas waste are stored underground across eastern Ohio. In one southeast Ohio city, residents are raising serious concerns.
Ohio isn’t a dumping ground.
https://ow.ly/Fm8K50Y0bTf
Millions of gallons of oil & gas waste are stored underground across eastern Ohio. In one southeast Ohio city, residents are raising serious concerns.
Ohio isn’t a dumping ground.
https://ow.ly/Fm8K50Y0bTf
January 15, 2026 at 4:18 PM
This evening!
Illegal emissions. Confirmed violations! Come learn what's happening in Hebron with us JAN 14th from 6-7PM!
RSVP- bit.ly/FreepointINFO
RSVP- bit.ly/FreepointINFO
January 14, 2026 at 8:57 PM
This evening!
STOP THE FRACKING!
The Burearu of Land Management plans to auction fracking leases near Horseshoe Falls and creeks that feed the Little Muskingum River!
Jan 15th is the LAST day to comment!
Protect Wayne NF:
bit.ly/4sFCqdu
The Burearu of Land Management plans to auction fracking leases near Horseshoe Falls and creeks that feed the Little Muskingum River!
Jan 15th is the LAST day to comment!
Protect Wayne NF:
bit.ly/4sFCqdu
January 14, 2026 at 7:53 PM
STOP THE FRACKING!
The Burearu of Land Management plans to auction fracking leases near Horseshoe Falls and creeks that feed the Little Muskingum River!
Jan 15th is the LAST day to comment!
Protect Wayne NF:
bit.ly/4sFCqdu
The Burearu of Land Management plans to auction fracking leases near Horseshoe Falls and creeks that feed the Little Muskingum River!
Jan 15th is the LAST day to comment!
Protect Wayne NF:
bit.ly/4sFCqdu
STOP THE FRACKING!
The Burearu of Land Management plans to auction fracking leases near Horseshoe Falls and creeks that feed the Little Muskingum River!
Jan 15th is the LAST day to comment!
Protect Wayne NF:
https://bit.ly/4sFCqdu
The Burearu of Land Management plans to auction fracking leases near Horseshoe Falls and creeks that feed the Little Muskingum River!
Jan 15th is the LAST day to comment!
Protect Wayne NF:
https://bit.ly/4sFCqdu
January 14, 2026 at 4:30 PM
STOP THE FRACKING!
The Burearu of Land Management plans to auction fracking leases near Horseshoe Falls and creeks that feed the Little Muskingum River!
Jan 15th is the LAST day to comment!
Protect Wayne NF:
https://bit.ly/4sFCqdu
The Burearu of Land Management plans to auction fracking leases near Horseshoe Falls and creeks that feed the Little Muskingum River!
Jan 15th is the LAST day to comment!
Protect Wayne NF:
https://bit.ly/4sFCqdu
Illegal emissions. Confirmed violations! Come learn what's happening in Hebron with us JAN 14th from 6-7PM!
RSVP- bit.ly/FreepointINFO
RSVP- bit.ly/FreepointINFO
January 13, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Illegal emissions. Confirmed violations! Come learn what's happening in Hebron with us JAN 14th from 6-7PM!
RSVP- bit.ly/FreepointINFO
RSVP- bit.ly/FreepointINFO
Residents spoke to Washington County commissioners about injection wells and drinking water safety at the final 2025 meeting. Officials said they believe current regulation is adequate.
Public engagement is carrying into the new year.
www.mariettatimes.com/news/2026/01...
Public engagement is carrying into the new year.
www.mariettatimes.com/news/2026/01...
Water worries: County Commission hears injection well concerns
The continuing issue of injection wells was discussed Wednesday during the final meeting of the year by the Washington County Commission. Commission President Charlie Schilling and Commissioner Eddie ...
www.mariettatimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Residents spoke to Washington County commissioners about injection wells and drinking water safety at the final 2025 meeting. Officials said they believe current regulation is adequate.
Public engagement is carrying into the new year.
www.mariettatimes.com/news/2026/01...
Public engagement is carrying into the new year.
www.mariettatimes.com/news/2026/01...
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We mustn’t let the Federal Government’s decision to frack in Ohio’s only National Forest go unchallenged. Submit a comment and tell the Bureau of Land Mgmt why this matters to you! Scoping period deadline is Jan 15. #nofrackingwayne #keepwaynewild
The BLM (Bureau of Land Management) is trying to frack the Wayne National Forest again. We have until Jan 15 to submit public comments and stop the lease of 41 parcels. Our forest is not for sale to an industry that leaves us with leaks and explosions.
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BLM Once Again Prepares to Frack Wayne National Forest and You Can Weigh in Until January 15! - Buckeye Environmental Network
Becca Pollard, Buckeye Environmental Network On March 13, 2020, environmental groups celebrated a major victory when a U.S. District Judge Michael Watson ruled that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management ...
benohio.org
December 18, 2025 at 11:59 PM
We mustn’t let the Federal Government’s decision to frack in Ohio’s only National Forest go unchallenged. Submit a comment and tell the Bureau of Land Mgmt why this matters to you! Scoping period deadline is Jan 15. #nofrackingwayne #keepwaynewild
The BLM (Bureau of Land Management) is trying to frack the Wayne National Forest again. We have until Jan 15 to submit public comments and stop the lease of 41 parcels. Our forest is not for sale to an industry that leaves us with leaks and explosions.
benohio.org/blm-once-aga...
benohio.org/blm-once-aga...
BLM Once Again Prepares to Frack Wayne National Forest and You Can Weigh in Until January 15! - Buckeye Environmental Network
Becca Pollard, Buckeye Environmental Network On March 13, 2020, environmental groups celebrated a major victory when a U.S. District Judge Michael Watson ruled that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management ...
benohio.org
December 18, 2025 at 10:48 PM
The BLM (Bureau of Land Management) is trying to frack the Wayne National Forest again. We have until Jan 15 to submit public comments and stop the lease of 41 parcels. Our forest is not for sale to an industry that leaves us with leaks and explosions.
benohio.org/blm-once-aga...
benohio.org/blm-once-aga...
Huge turnout at Tuesday’s forum! 🗣️ Hundreds of neighbors showed up to protect our water. With 2.8B gallons of waste injected in Washington County, the momentum for a moratorium is unstoppable. We won’t stop until our drinking water is safe! 💧
www.mariettatimes.com/news/local-n...
www.mariettatimes.com/news/local-n...
Speaking out: Public meeting held in regard to injection wells
Washington County for Safe Drinking Water hosted a public forum Tuesday evening at Washington State College of Ohio focused on oil-and-gas wastewater injection wells and their proximity to local drink...
www.mariettatimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Huge turnout at Tuesday’s forum! 🗣️ Hundreds of neighbors showed up to protect our water. With 2.8B gallons of waste injected in Washington County, the momentum for a moratorium is unstoppable. We won’t stop until our drinking water is safe! 💧
www.mariettatimes.com/news/local-n...
www.mariettatimes.com/news/local-n...