After more than a decade in the making, the Ohio Oil and Gas Land Management Commission (OGLM) voted today to allow for the safe development of oil and natural gas resources under the surface of state-owned lands and parks. This is a win for landowners and their right to develop private minerals close to and
Read More...Despite its previous failure to pass ballot measures in Ohio – at the expense of taxpayers – and a federal judge ruling its far-reaching “rights of nature” initiatives are “unconstitutionally vague and exceeds the power of municipal government in Ohio,” the Pennsylvania-based Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF) is at it again. CELDF, in partnership
Read More...Ohio’s plastic manufacturing industry is beating out China’s, thanks to its abundant natural resources that provide manufacturing and economic advantages, according to a new Shale Crescent USA study by JobsOhio. The study debunks the long-held belief that importing plastic-based manufactured goods is more affordable, when in fact, increasing domestic production and making critical materials like
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