Environment

In Washington County, local officials have passed resolutions in an attempt to protect drinking water from fracking waste. State officials haven’t taken heed.

Washington County in southeast Ohio has more injection wells storing wastewater from oil and gas drilling than the entire state of Pennsylvania.

Environmental advocates are challenging the legality of the state’s decision to roll back tools Ohioans have used for decades to fight air pollution.

In an iconic Thanksgiving episode of “WKRP in Cincinnati”, a failed turkey drop makes the news. But it may have (slightly) underestimated the large birds’ flying abilities.

Some Ohio communities are weighing the economic development data centers bring with the water they require.

The statewide water conservation program H2Ohio funded wetlands restoration projects across northwest Ohio. But with less funds, some conservationists worry progress will stall.

As Ohio farmers endeavor to reduce nutrient runoff, many have found support through H2Ohio, a statewide water conservation program. Some are concerned that cuts to that program will slow progress.

‘Big Muskie’, once the world’s largest walking dragline excavator, is being honored with a new historical marker.

Pixelle Specialty Solutions ended paper mill production. The closure will have ripple effects on Ohio’s logging industry.

An Ohio think hub explored the small and big ways that changing weather patterns impact Ohio’s economy.