Becca Pollard
@beccapollard.bsky.social
ED at @buckeyeenviro living in Central OH. Views are my own.
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“I don’t know if the commissioners understand the magnitude of what’s going on here. That this is going to turn this into an industrial zone – noisy, polluted…”
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Anduril intends to put Pickaway County on the world map – as a target
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November 22, 2025 at 1:07 AM
“I don’t know if the commissioners understand the magnitude of what’s going on here. That this is going to turn this into an industrial zone – noisy, polluted…”
columbusfreepress.com/article/andu...
columbusfreepress.com/article/andu...
The City of Youngstown took a stand and passed a moratorium on pyrolysis (plastic incineration greenwashed as “advanced recycling”) and they’re preparing to extend it for a second time, but SOBE still has an OEPA air pollution permit.
Write the OH EPA: "Rescind the pollution permit given to SOBE!"
Write the OH EPA: "Rescind the pollution permit given to SOBE!"
Take action: stop-sobe.com/take-action
November 19, 2025 at 3:14 PM
The City of Youngstown took a stand and passed a moratorium on pyrolysis (plastic incineration greenwashed as “advanced recycling”) and they’re preparing to extend it for a second time, but SOBE still has an OEPA air pollution permit.
Write the OH EPA: "Rescind the pollution permit given to SOBE!"
Write the OH EPA: "Rescind the pollution permit given to SOBE!"
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ODNR approved new injection wells with outdated rules and now faces legal challenges.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The ODNR granted the fracking waste injection well permits at issue under outdated rules earlier this year.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ODNR approved new injection wells with outdated rules and now faces legal challenges.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
Washington County residents deserve safe drinking water! On behalf of our members, we are proud to be working with @earthjustice.org to hold ODNR accountable.
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 4:20 PM
Washington County residents deserve safe drinking water! On behalf of our members, we are proud to be working with @earthjustice.org to hold ODNR accountable.
This is tonight!
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
November 6, 2025 at 12:13 PM
This is tonight!
Traveling for work can be extremely challenging as a single parent. There are so many factors to weigh when considering whether a trip is feasible, much less worth the effort. Is the event kid-friendly? Will childcare be available? If not, will I be able to participate with a young kid in tow?
November 6, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Traveling for work can be extremely challenging as a single parent. There are so many factors to weigh when considering whether a trip is feasible, much less worth the effort. Is the event kid-friendly? Will childcare be available? If not, will I be able to participate with a young kid in tow?
Important webinar coming up on Nov 6! Please join us to learn the truth about CCS, and how it could impact Ohioans!
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 29, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Important webinar coming up on Nov 6! Please join us to learn the truth about CCS, and how it could impact Ohioans!
At the Ohio Statehouse this morning for the House Natural Resource Committee meeting, hearing sponsor testimony for HB439 to prohibit the spreading of radioactive oil and gas waste on Ohio roads. Thank you @twrader.bsky.social for introducing this important bill!
October 15, 2025 at 1:12 PM
At the Ohio Statehouse this morning for the House Natural Resource Committee meeting, hearing sponsor testimony for HB439 to prohibit the spreading of radioactive oil and gas waste on Ohio roads. Thank you @twrader.bsky.social for introducing this important bill!
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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
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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...
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"[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.
athensindependent.com
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...
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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
Thanks @kmkowalski.bsky.social for shedding light on this!
“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.
www.canarymedia.com
July 22, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Thanks @kmkowalski.bsky.social for shedding light on this!
Extremely proud of the work our team is doing in rural Appalachian OH! Abt 200 ppl turned out to a meeting in Washington Cty to discuss the threat poorly regulated injection wells pose to local drinking water & how to push for better regulations.
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...
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...
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July 18, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Extremely proud of the work our team is doing in rural Appalachian OH! Abt 200 ppl turned out to a meeting in Washington Cty to discuss the threat poorly regulated injection wells pose to local drinking water & how to push for better regulations.
I’ve been so spoiled by the big city library 😔
July 18, 2025 at 2:28 PM
I’ve been so spoiled by the big city library 😔
Uploading photos for a targeted email using partner’s hotspot feels reminiscent of uploading band photos from my parents’ desktop computer to my homestead fansite ca. 1998 ⌛️
July 18, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Uploading photos for a targeted email using partner’s hotspot feels reminiscent of uploading band photos from my parents’ desktop computer to my homestead fansite ca. 1998 ⌛️
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“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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signalohio.org/ohio-landown...
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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
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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.
Radioactive frack waste is being spread on Ohio roads for de-icing and dust control, putting our health and our environment in danger. Join @buckeyeenviro.bsky.social tomorrow at 1pm for a virtual info session to learn more about this issue and our upcoming advocacy event at the Ohio Statehouse!
Join us tomorrow (Friday) at 1PM ET for an info session on the hazards of oil and gas waste road spreading and why your community should participate in our upcoming advocacy event at the Ohio Statehouse!
Staying Safe from Radioactive Road Spreading in Ohio · Zoom · Luma
Learn about the risks of spreading oilfield brine on roads across Ohio. Even though oil and gas waste brine is radioactive and dangerous, tens of thousands of…
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February 27, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Radioactive frack waste is being spread on Ohio roads for de-icing and dust control, putting our health and our environment in danger. Join @buckeyeenviro.bsky.social tomorrow at 1pm for a virtual info session to learn more about this issue and our upcoming advocacy event at the Ohio Statehouse!
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"This is largely untested," Torres emphasized. "It's an immensely complex kind of operation that is taking place in a very poorly understood geology, and particularly a geology that is also peppered with holes from the oil and gas industry."
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OH residents watching bills proposing carbon-dioxide storage under homes
A bill which could approved the injection of large amounts of carbon emissions or industrial carbon dioxide into underground Ohio wells is raising concern. Currently, the U.S. Environmental Protectio...
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February 25, 2025 at 1:11 PM
"This is largely untested," Torres emphasized. "It's an immensely complex kind of operation that is taking place in a very poorly understood geology, and particularly a geology that is also peppered with holes from the oil and gas industry."
www.publicnewsservice.org/2025-02-25/e...
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"Freepoint Eco-Systems, a plastic chemical recycling facility in the Newark Industrial Park of Hebron, has received a notice of violation from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA) for unsafe air quality within the facility." #pyrolysis #advancedrecycling #greenwashing bit.ly/3EUrQuy
Ohio EPA issues notice of violation to Hebron-based plastic recycler
Chemical recycling company south of Heath is working with the Ohio EPA to resolve pollution
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February 19, 2025 at 7:13 PM
"Freepoint Eco-Systems, a plastic chemical recycling facility in the Newark Industrial Park of Hebron, has received a notice of violation from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA) for unsafe air quality within the facility." #pyrolysis #advancedrecycling #greenwashing bit.ly/3EUrQuy