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Buckeye Environmental Network @buckeyeenviro.bsky.social · 1d

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

Buckeye Environmental Network @buckeyeenviro.bsky.social · 2d

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

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Save Ohio Parks @saveohioparks.bsky.social · 20d

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

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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Buckeye Environmental Network @buckeyeenviro.bsky.social · Sep 12

📢 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

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Buckeye Environmental Network @buckeyeenviro.bsky.social · Aug 26

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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Buckeye Environmental Network @buckeyeenviro.bsky.social · Aug 5

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...

Buckeye Environmental Network @buckeyeenviro.bsky.social · Aug 5

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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Buckeye Environmental Network @buckeyeenviro.bsky.social · Aug 5

"[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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Buckeye Environmental Network @buckeyeenviro.bsky.social · Aug 4

Members only: RSVP for our Annual Meeting by August 8th! Want to become a member? Join for just $20! bit.ly/2025BENannualmeeting

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Buckeye Environmental Network @buckeyeenviro.bsky.social · Jul 22

“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

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Buckeye Environmental Network @buckeyeenviro.bsky.social · Jul 18

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...

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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Buckeye Environmental Network @buckeyeenviro.bsky.social · Jun 17

🌊 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

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

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Buckeye Environmental Network @buckeyeenviro.bsky.social · Jun 5

“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.

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Save Ohio Parks @saveohioparks.bsky.social · Mar 27

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

These radioactive boots were worn by a gas and oil industry worker in Ohio's unsafe and now-closed Austin Master waste facility. Their radioactivity levels tested 17 times higher than what the EPA allows in the soil at Superfund sites. (Sierra Club Photo)

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Buckeye Environmental Network @buckeyeenviro.bsky.social · Mar 22

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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Buckeye Environmental Network @buckeyeenviro.bsky.social · Mar 9

We raised awareness around the critical issue of oil & gas waste being used on Ohio’s rural roads and impacting our communities. 🛣️⚠️ Your voices make a difference in the fight for a safer, healthier Ohio. Let ’s keep the momentum going!

@saveohioparks.bsky.social @peopleoverpetro.bsky.social

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Buckeye Environmental Network @buckeyeenviro.bsky.social · Mar 9

THANK YOU to our amazing supporters, attendees, and expert speakers for making the Statehouse Symposium a huge success🎉! #EnvironmentalJustice #CleanWater #ProtectOhio

Image description: press conference in front of Ohio Statehouse with a crowd of people holding handmade signs, and a woman standing at a lectern speaking

Image description: about 100 people seated at tables in The Ohio Statehouse Atrium watching a presentation

Image description: group photo of 8 members of the Buckeye Environmental Network team standing in front of the stage in the Atrium at The Ohio Statehouse after the event

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Save Ohio Parks @saveohioparks.bsky.social · Mar 8

@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

$Environmental activists in a statewide coalition of 30 environmental organizations were among those attending the BEN event. The coalition calls for a moratorium on new and pending nominations, bids and leases to frack under Ohio state parks and public lands. (Save Ohio Parks Photo)$

The crowd learned truckers in unplacarded trucks transport and handle toxic and radioactive gas & oil wastewater brine for disposal in Ohio injection wells. Frack truck drivers are often recently released from prison and can have drug and alcohol problems. They are not informed of the dangerousness of their jobs, nor given adequate PPE to protect them from the radioactive waste they are exposed to. (Save Ohio Parks Photo)

A few of Ohio's 88 counties have banned gas & oil brine spreading on local roads, but many counties still allow toxic and radioactive wastewater brine to be used as a deicer. The brine soaks into soil and local waterways, contaminating Ohio's water. (Save Ohio Parks Photo)

Randi Pokladnik, a Ph.D. retired chemist from Harrison County, Ohio, spoke on the dangers toxic and radioactive gas and oil wastewater brine exposure can have on our environment and health. Save Ohio Parks Photo)

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Protect PT @protectpt.bsky.social · Mar 7

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.

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Buckeye Environmental Network @buckeyeenviro.bsky.social · Mar 4

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Buckeye Environmental Network @buckeyeenviro.bsky.social · Feb 28

Today at 1pm!

Buckeye Environmental Network @buckeyeenviro.bsky.social · Feb 27

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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Buckeye Environmental Network @buckeyeenviro.bsky.social · Feb 27

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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Buckeye Environmental Network @buckeyeenviro.bsky.social · Feb 25

"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...

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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Buckeye Environmental Network @buckeyeenviro.bsky.social · Feb 19

"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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Buckeye Environmental Network @buckeyeenviro.bsky.social · Feb 17

Youngstown residents deserve clean air. www.publicnewsservice.org/2025-02-17/e...

Pushback grows as Ohio EPA approves controversial plastic incineration plant

Ohio residents gathered in Youngstown late last week to protest the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency's decision to grant an operational permit to the SOBE pyrolysis plant, despite ongoing oppositi...

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