Buckeye Environmental Network
@buckeyeenviro.bsky.social
BEN is committed to empowering grassroots organizations, individuals, and local communities to advocate for environmental justice.
Learn more at benohio.org
Learn more at benohio.org
If you missed our “New Wild West” Carbon Capture and Storage webinar with @fieldnotes.co and @ohiorivvalleyinst.bsky.social , the full recording is now available!
Clear info. Real stakes. Watch here.
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Clear info. Real stakes. Watch here.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=s47C...
‘The New Wild West’: The Oil & Gas Industry’s Push for Carbon Capture and Storage in Ohio (Webinar)
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November 19, 2025 at 10:28 PM
If you missed our “New Wild West” Carbon Capture and Storage webinar with @fieldnotes.co and @ohiorivvalleyinst.bsky.social , the full recording is now available!
Clear info. Real stakes. Watch here.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=s47C...
Clear info. Real stakes. Watch here.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=s47C...
Youngstown City Council will vote Nov 19 on renewing the pyrolysis ban. A yes vote stops SOBE Thermal’s toxic plan for another year.
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Youngstown Council to consider longer ban on scrap-to-fuel plant
City leaders originally imposed the moratorium in late 2023 and renewed it in late 2024.
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November 18, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Youngstown City Council will vote Nov 19 on renewing the pyrolysis ban. A yes vote stops SOBE Thermal’s toxic plan for another year.
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bit.ly/4idjwWG
Ohio regulators used outdated rules to approve new fracking waste injection wells near Marietta’s drinking water. Our lawsuit with @earthjustice.org pushes for accountability and real protections.
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Ohio agency sued over permits for fracking waste injection wells
Environmentalists said regulators skirted state law when they allowed a company to drill fracking waste injection wells in Southeast Ohio.
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November 18, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Ohio regulators used outdated rules to approve new fracking waste injection wells near Marietta’s drinking water. Our lawsuit with @earthjustice.org pushes for accountability and real protections.
bit.ly/49ZuGfo
bit.ly/49ZuGfo
ODNR approved new injection wells with outdated rules and now faces legal challenges. BEN and Earthjustice are stepping up for clean water and real accountability.
bit.ly/3XvNATI
bit.ly/3XvNATI
ODNR faces multiple legal challenges to injection well approvals (Updated) – Athens County Independent
The ODNR granted the fracking waste injection well permits at issue under outdated rules earlier this year.
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November 17, 2025 at 6:56 PM
ODNR approved new injection wells with outdated rules and now faces legal challenges. BEN and Earthjustice are stepping up for clean water and real accountability.
bit.ly/3XvNATI
bit.ly/3XvNATI
Buckeye Environmental Network and Earthjustice filed a lawsuit against ODNR for approving unlawful DeepRock injection wells near Marietta’s aquifer.
Washington County residents are standing up for clean water.
This is people power! 💧
bit.ly/3JKS8T6
Washington County residents are standing up for clean water.
This is people power! 💧
bit.ly/3JKS8T6
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -Lawsuit Filed Over Ohio Dept of Natural Resource's Use of Outdated Rules for Dangerous Injection Wells Near Marietta - Buckeye Environmental Network
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 11/12/25 Contacts at bottom WHO: Buckeye Environmental Network (BEN), represented by Earthjustice WHAT: Lawsuit filed challenging the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) ...
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November 12, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Buckeye Environmental Network and Earthjustice filed a lawsuit against ODNR for approving unlawful DeepRock injection wells near Marietta’s aquifer.
Washington County residents are standing up for clean water.
This is people power! 💧
bit.ly/3JKS8T6
Washington County residents are standing up for clean water.
This is people power! 💧
bit.ly/3JKS8T6
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Tune in tonight at 6pm ET to catch our very own @juliakane.bsky.social talk shop with @ohiorivvalleyinst.bsky.social and @buckeyeenviro.bsky.social.
Be there or be square.
Be there or be square.
"The New Wild West": Inside the Oil & Gas Industry's Push for Carbon Capture & Storage in Ohio
On Thurs. Nov. 6 at 6 PM ET, join @buckeyeenviro.bsky.social, @ohiorivvalleyinst.bsky.social, and @fieldnotes.co for a webinar and Q&A on CCS in Ohio.
Sign up here: bit.ly/new-wild-west
On Thurs. Nov. 6 at 6 PM ET, join @buckeyeenviro.bsky.social, @ohiorivvalleyinst.bsky.social, and @fieldnotes.co for a webinar and Q&A on CCS in Ohio.
Sign up here: bit.ly/new-wild-west
November 6, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Tune in tonight at 6pm ET to catch our very own @juliakane.bsky.social talk shop with @ohiorivvalleyinst.bsky.social and @buckeyeenviro.bsky.social.
Be there or be square.
Be there or be square.
Ohio’s oil and gas lobby is racing to fast-track carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects across the state.
Join The New Wild West webinar to unpack how this technology works, who benefits, and what’s at stake for Ohio’s future.
Thursday, Nov 6 | 6 PM ET
Register: bit.ly/42QMqFC
Join The New Wild West webinar to unpack how this technology works, who benefits, and what’s at stake for Ohio’s future.
Thursday, Nov 6 | 6 PM ET
Register: bit.ly/42QMqFC
October 24, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Ohio’s oil and gas lobby is racing to fast-track carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects across the state.
Join The New Wild West webinar to unpack how this technology works, who benefits, and what’s at stake for Ohio’s future.
Thursday, Nov 6 | 6 PM ET
Register: bit.ly/42QMqFC
Join The New Wild West webinar to unpack how this technology works, who benefits, and what’s at stake for Ohio’s future.
Thursday, Nov 6 | 6 PM ET
Register: bit.ly/42QMqFC
Pack the room for HB 439 this Wed, Oct 15 at 9 AM, Ohio Statehouse Room 116.
Reps. Rader & Brennan will testify to end radioactive oil & gas waste on our roads.
Show up early, dress sharp, and stand for clean water & safe communities.
#HB439 #EndBrineSpreading
Reps. Rader & Brennan will testify to end radioactive oil & gas waste on our roads.
Show up early, dress sharp, and stand for clean water & safe communities.
#HB439 #EndBrineSpreading
October 14, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Pack the room for HB 439 this Wed, Oct 15 at 9 AM, Ohio Statehouse Room 116.
Reps. Rader & Brennan will testify to end radioactive oil & gas waste on our roads.
Show up early, dress sharp, and stand for clean water & safe communities.
#HB439 #EndBrineSpreading
Reps. Rader & Brennan will testify to end radioactive oil & gas waste on our roads.
Show up early, dress sharp, and stand for clean water & safe communities.
#HB439 #EndBrineSpreading
Fossil fertilizers are driving up food prices and fueling the climate crisis.
In Lima, Ohio, Nutrien’s plant released 192 tons of nitrous oxide in 2024, a gas 273x more potent than CO₂.
Agroecology feeds people, not polluters.
#GlobalFertilizerDay
In Lima, Ohio, Nutrien’s plant released 192 tons of nitrous oxide in 2024, a gas 273x more potent than CO₂.
Agroecology feeds people, not polluters.
#GlobalFertilizerDay
October 14, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Fossil fertilizers are driving up food prices and fueling the climate crisis.
In Lima, Ohio, Nutrien’s plant released 192 tons of nitrous oxide in 2024, a gas 273x more potent than CO₂.
Agroecology feeds people, not polluters.
#GlobalFertilizerDay
In Lima, Ohio, Nutrien’s plant released 192 tons of nitrous oxide in 2024, a gas 273x more potent than CO₂.
Agroecology feeds people, not polluters.
#GlobalFertilizerDay
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Some Ohio communities still unwittingly use toxic, radioactive waste brine as road deicers.
Proposed H.B. 439 can stop it. @buckeyeenviro.bsky.social's Anton Krieger in Lakewood Observer: bit.ly/46Ff2CP
@twrader.bsky.social @heartlandsignal.bsky.social @canarymedia.com @desmog.com
Proposed H.B. 439 can stop it. @buckeyeenviro.bsky.social's Anton Krieger in Lakewood Observer: bit.ly/46Ff2CP
@twrader.bsky.social @heartlandsignal.bsky.social @canarymedia.com @desmog.com
Rep.Tristan Rader Introduces Bill To Stop Spread Of Radioactive Waste On Roads - Lakewood Observer
by Anton Krieger For nearly 40 years, Ohio has allowed oil and gas waste—containing toxic and radioactive elements—to be spread on our roads as a de-icer and dust suppressant. Despite mounting evidenc...
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September 26, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Some Ohio communities still unwittingly use toxic, radioactive waste brine as road deicers.
Proposed H.B. 439 can stop it. @buckeyeenviro.bsky.social's Anton Krieger in Lakewood Observer: bit.ly/46Ff2CP
@twrader.bsky.social @heartlandsignal.bsky.social @canarymedia.com @desmog.com
Proposed H.B. 439 can stop it. @buckeyeenviro.bsky.social's Anton Krieger in Lakewood Observer: bit.ly/46Ff2CP
@twrader.bsky.social @heartlandsignal.bsky.social @canarymedia.com @desmog.com
📢 Ohio has 3 of the 9 petrochemical facilities in the U.S.—a major risk to our health & water.
Join our webinar Wed, Sept 17 @ 7 PM ET to learn the truth about petrochemicals & how to fight back.
👉 Register: bit.ly/NOPETROH1
Join our webinar Wed, Sept 17 @ 7 PM ET to learn the truth about petrochemicals & how to fight back.
👉 Register: bit.ly/NOPETROH1
September 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
📢 Ohio has 3 of the 9 petrochemical facilities in the U.S.—a major risk to our health & water.
Join our webinar Wed, Sept 17 @ 7 PM ET to learn the truth about petrochemicals & how to fight back.
👉 Register: bit.ly/NOPETROH1
Join our webinar Wed, Sept 17 @ 7 PM ET to learn the truth about petrochemicals & how to fight back.
👉 Register: bit.ly/NOPETROH1
At least six people were injured today when an orphan well exploded near Leith Run Recreation Area in the Mariette Unit of Wayne National Forest, where the Bureau of Land Management plans to auction off up to 40,000 acres for fracking! bit.ly/4mZCmBB
Orphan oil well explosion in Washington County injures 6; 4 taken by helicopter to hospital
The St. Marys Fire Chief says five people with injuries has been reported.
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August 26, 2025 at 9:24 PM
At least six people were injured today when an orphan well exploded near Leith Run Recreation Area in the Mariette Unit of Wayne National Forest, where the Bureau of Land Management plans to auction off up to 40,000 acres for fracking! bit.ly/4mZCmBB
SoBe Thermal Energy Systems faces new legal trouble: a $424K lawsuit from Alcon over a bounced check, plus a prior $383K federal judgment. A hearing on SoBe’s EPA permit appeal is set for November.
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August 5, 2025 at 6:48 PM
SoBe Thermal Energy Systems faces new legal trouble: a $424K lawsuit from Alcon over a bounced check, plus a prior $383K federal judgment. A hearing on SoBe’s EPA permit appeal is set for November.
🔗 businessjournaldaily.com/sobe-faces-c...
🔗 businessjournaldaily.com/sobe-faces-c...
Ohioans: if you want healthy forests for future generations, be sire ro weigh in on the Division of Forestry’s Annual Work Plan for State Forests! benohio.org/public-input...
Public Input Opportunity: ODNR Div. of Forestry Open Houses in September! - Buckeye Environmental Network
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Forestry (DOF) has scheduled three Open Houses in early September. The public is invited to attend to learn about the agency’s Annual Work P...
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August 5, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Ohioans: if you want healthy forests for future generations, be sire ro weigh in on the Division of Forestry’s Annual Work Plan for State Forests! benohio.org/public-input...
"[T]here are still many gaps in the April environmental assessment, including inadequacies with the assessment’s evaluation of impacts to air quality, the Muskingum River watershed, and surface disturbance, along with how such disturbances affect wildlife." athensindependent.com/wayne-fracki...
Environmental group weighing another challenge to fracking in the Wayne – Athens County Independent
The Bureau of Land Management issued a decision in April that would allow fracking in the Wayne National Forest’s Marietta Unit. No new oil and gas leases have yet been approved.
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August 5, 2025 at 4:29 AM
"[T]here are still many gaps in the April environmental assessment, including inadequacies with the assessment’s evaluation of impacts to air quality, the Muskingum River watershed, and surface disturbance, along with how such disturbances affect wildlife." athensindependent.com/wayne-fracki...
Members only: RSVP for our Annual Meeting by August 8th! Want to become a member? Join for just $20! bit.ly/2025BENannualmeeting
August 4, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Members only: RSVP for our Annual Meeting by August 8th! Want to become a member? Join for just $20! bit.ly/2025BENannualmeeting
“Newly obtained public records show that the industry has worked hard to ensure the legislation prioritizes their interests over climate change concerns.”
In Ohio, oil and gas industry is steering new carbon capture bill
Newly obtained public records show that the industry has worked hard to ensure the legislation prioritizes their interests over climate change concerns.
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July 22, 2025 at 6:14 PM
“Newly obtained public records show that the industry has worked hard to ensure the legislation prioritizes their interests over climate change concerns.”
Our team is working closely with Washington County residents to protect their water from poorly regulated injection wells and push ODNR to do better.
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Community airs concerns about injection wells
VINCENT – Members of the community gathered to discuss concerns about injection wells during a public meeting Tuesday night in the auditorium of the Warren High School. The discussion was led by the B...
www.mariettatimes.com
July 18, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Our team is working closely with Washington County residents to protect their water from poorly regulated injection wells and push ODNR to do better.
www.mariettatimes.com/news/2025/07...
www.mariettatimes.com/news/2025/07...
🌊 Ohio’s groundwater is in crisis. Columbus is sinking from overuse, and leaking injection wells may be polluting SE Ohio’s drinking water. Experts warn: without action, it’ll get worse.
🎧 Listen: www.wosu.org/show/all-sid...
#OhioWater #WOSU
🎧 Listen: www.wosu.org/show/all-sid...
#OhioWater #WOSU
Groundwater is having a major effect on Ohio’s environment
According to a study, Columbus is one of 28 major U. S. cities that are sinking. Groundwater extraction is the cause.
www.wosu.org
June 17, 2025 at 9:50 PM
🌊 Ohio’s groundwater is in crisis. Columbus is sinking from overuse, and leaking injection wells may be polluting SE Ohio’s drinking water. Experts warn: without action, it’ll get worse.
🎧 Listen: www.wosu.org/show/all-sid...
#OhioWater #WOSU
🎧 Listen: www.wosu.org/show/all-sid...
#OhioWater #WOSU
“They ruined our wells,” Bob Lane said at the meeting. “[But] my biggest concern is, I’ve got some great-grandchildren now, I look into their faces and I think, ‘What in the world are you gonna be drinking if something isn’t done about this?’”
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Ohio landowners say fracking wastewater is leaking underground
Two big oil producers in Southeast Ohio say dozens of their wells have flooded with industrial waste from the fracking industry.
signalohio.org
June 5, 2025 at 4:05 PM
“They ruined our wells,” Bob Lane said at the meeting. “[But] my biggest concern is, I’ve got some great-grandchildren now, I look into their faces and I think, ‘What in the world are you gonna be drinking if something isn’t done about this?’”
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Science journalist Justin Nobel in @sierraclub.org on Ohio's inability/refusal to protect gas and oil workers from radioactive gas & oil waste handling.
Martin's Ferry Austin Master disgrace is featured.
@alleghenyfront.bsky.social @saraedon.bsky.social @dispatch.com @buckeyeenviro.bsky.social
Martin's Ferry Austin Master disgrace is featured.
@alleghenyfront.bsky.social @saraedon.bsky.social @dispatch.com @buckeyeenviro.bsky.social
March 27, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Science journalist Justin Nobel in @sierraclub.org on Ohio's inability/refusal to protect gas and oil workers from radioactive gas & oil waste handling.
Martin's Ferry Austin Master disgrace is featured.
@alleghenyfront.bsky.social @saraedon.bsky.social @dispatch.com @buckeyeenviro.bsky.social
Martin's Ferry Austin Master disgrace is featured.
@alleghenyfront.bsky.social @saraedon.bsky.social @dispatch.com @buckeyeenviro.bsky.social
Dr. Randi Pokladnik and Jenny Morgan wrote letters to the Commissioners following their "yes" vote on allowing oil and gas waste brine to be used on roads. Buckeye Environmental Network followed up with a legislative packet and just a short time later we received excellent news! bit.ly/4hyIRs8
March 22, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Dr. Randi Pokladnik and Jenny Morgan wrote letters to the Commissioners following their "yes" vote on allowing oil and gas waste brine to be used on roads. Buckeye Environmental Network followed up with a legislative packet and just a short time later we received excellent news! bit.ly/4hyIRs8
THANK YOU to our amazing supporters, attendees, and expert speakers for making the Statehouse Symposium a huge success🎉! #EnvironmentalJustice #CleanWater #ProtectOhio
March 9, 2025 at 3:35 AM
THANK YOU to our amazing supporters, attendees, and expert speakers for making the Statehouse Symposium a huge success🎉! #EnvironmentalJustice #CleanWater #ProtectOhio
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@buckeyeenviro.bsky.social March 6 statehouse symposium drew activists across Ohio concerned about environmental & health risks from the state's lax regulation and poor waste management of gas & oil.
@duanepohlman.bsky.social @karenkasler.bsky.social @kmkowalski.bsky.social @apnews.com
@duanepohlman.bsky.social @karenkasler.bsky.social @kmkowalski.bsky.social @apnews.com
March 8, 2025 at 5:18 PM
@buckeyeenviro.bsky.social March 6 statehouse symposium drew activists across Ohio concerned about environmental & health risks from the state's lax regulation and poor waste management of gas & oil.
@duanepohlman.bsky.social @karenkasler.bsky.social @kmkowalski.bsky.social @apnews.com
@duanepohlman.bsky.social @karenkasler.bsky.social @kmkowalski.bsky.social @apnews.com
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The Ohio Statehouse Symposium on fracking industry waste, put together by @buckeyeenviro.bsky.social, contained powerful testimony from affected residents. We hope the OH State Legislature takes action to stop the industry from continuing to spread their radioactive waste on public roads.
March 7, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The Ohio Statehouse Symposium on fracking industry waste, put together by @buckeyeenviro.bsky.social, contained powerful testimony from affected residents. We hope the OH State Legislature takes action to stop the industry from continuing to spread their radioactive waste on public roads.