Allure of shale prompts Mill Creek MetroParks Board to vet options
February 19, 2012By Karl Henkel khenkel@vindy.com CANFIELD Mill Creek MetroParks has financed some of its needs
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Information gathered from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and the US Geological Survey.


February 09, 2012
Thomas E. Stewart, executive vice president of the Ohio Oil and Gas Association and Mike Chadsey, campaign manager for Energy in Depth discuss the recent earthquakes in the area.
February 22, 2012
By Karl Henkel khenkel@vindy.com A new study by the Energy Institute at the University of Texas
February 21, 2012
By Karl Henkel khenkel@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN One might think fracking in New York would not
February 20, 2012
By Karl Henkel khenkel@vindy.com YOUNGSTOWN The Ohio Department of Natural Resources says it
February 19, 2012
By Karl Henkel khenkel@vindy.com CANFIELD Mill Creek MetroParks has financed some of its needs
February 18, 2012
Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale gas-drilling companies are recycling more and more of their briny, chemical-laden wastewater, in most cases complying with a request from state officials to keep the pollutants from being discharged into rivers that supply drinking water.
February 16, 2012
Industrial-waste disposal in Mahoning County nearly doubled in 2011, said Jim Petuch, county recycling division director.
February 15, 2012
Mahoning County is nearing a deal for what could be a $10 million brine-wastewater recycling center.
February 15, 2012
Staff report COLUMBUS The Ohio Department of Natural Resources says it will consider requiring
February 15, 2012
Staff report YOUNGSTOWN The Ohio Department of Natural Resources has granted permits for three
February 14, 2012
Staff report YOUNGSTOWN County leaders will convene for the inaugural Mahoning County Shale