Two bad bills would speed up fracking of Ohio parks, squash renewable energy

By: Cathy Cowan Becker

Outlets: Ohio Capital Journal

Published: March 13, 2026

Words: 1,293

Last Updated: 4 months, 3 weeks ago

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The Ohio legislature has a long history of kowtowing to oil and gas interests — and no pair of bills demonstrates this more thoroughly than the proposed Ohio Senate Bill 219 and Ohio Senate Bill 294.

Originating in the Senate Energy Committee, whose chair has a past career in the fracking industry, S.B. 219 would speed up the process to frack Ohio state parks and public lands, while SB 294 would further boost oil, …

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