Amy Acton, an Ohio Democrat running for governor, said Sept. 17 that she would support placing a pause on permits for injection wells.

Dr. Amy Acton, Democratic candidate for Ohio governor, recently pledged her support for a three-year moratorium on injection ...

Dr. Amy Acton has said she wants to cut back, while Vivek Ramaswamy has shown a "drill, frack, burn coal, embrace nuclear" stance.

In 2019, fracking waste was found in oil and gas production wells that were more than five miles from a Washington County injection well. Among other contaminants, this waste (known as brine) often ...

The wastewater injection site in Plum run by Penneco Environmental Solutions has been the subject of nearly a decade of legal battles and community backlash as the company has sought to expand its ...

Dr. Amy Acton announces support for wastewater injection wells in Washington County ...

Re: Acton’s Injection Well Proposal Draws Industry Opposition; Marietta Times, Sept. 19, 2026: The opposition expressed in this article is just the kind of statement that angers and frustrates a lot ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - The Buckeye Environmental Network sued the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, claiming the agency improperly approved two fracking waste injection wells near Marietta by using ...