Dr. Peggy
@drpeggy70.bsky.social
I saw the world for what it was so I want to change it for the better. Environmental Activist PhD, registered nurse, futurist, workplace safety and health, into mentoring those who are being bullied Between the Waters Founder and Executive Director
Washington County water group wants suspension order-- not request-- of gas and oil injection wells. Moratorium call repeated for waste wells in Washington, Athens, Noble Counties. Chase Campbell @wtap.com @msnowreports.bsky.social: bit.ly/45TLHo7 @ccbecker271.bsky.social @drpeggy70.bsky.social
Texas set to issue fracking wastewater permits allowing treated frack wastewater into rivers and on cropland. @saulelbein.bsky.social Heated: bit.ly/3TdGtkj Ohio's sword tip: regulating injection wells, wastewater permits can save Ohio water quality. @ccbecker271.bsky.social @drpeggy70.bsky.social
Oil executives just accidentally exposed the industry’s greatest weakness
To keep drilling, Big Oil needs permission to dump treated fracking wastewater into rivers and onto cropland. We don’t have to give it to them.
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Washington County water coalition wants toxic, radioactive gas and oil wastewater brine injection banned within six miles of aquifers. OOGA blames ODNR, admits: "You can also stop injecting." Will Walkey Maghna Chakrabarti @wbur.org: bit.ly/4r5mhxx @ccbecker271.bsky.social @drpeggy70.bsky.social
Why is toxic wastewater bubbling up from underneath this Ohio city?
Highly toxic wastewater from America’s fracking boom is buried in deep underground wells. But in some places that toxic waste is bubbling upwards -- threatening local drinking water. How Marietta, Ohi...
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Nominations to frack our state parks and wildlife areas keep coming; so does the work of fighting them. We're financed by people who care and show up. Join us at these @saveohioparks.bsky.social fundraising events: @neosierraclub.bsky.social @ccbecker271.bsky.social @drpeggy70.bsky.social
Neglected to RSVP for @SaveOhioParks fundraisers in Cleveland and Columbus Sept. 8 and 9? Pop in anyway. We'll greet you at the door. @neosierraclub.bsky.social @indivisibleneo.bsky.social @peopleoverpetro.bsky.social @drpeggy70.bsky.social @ccbecker271.bsky.social @buckeyeenviro.bsky.social
@saveohioparks.bsky.social is at Paw Paw Festival in Nelsonville through Sunday. Stop in and sign up to help save our state parks, public lands and the planet from natural gas fracking! @terrisabo.bsky.social @quinnglabicki.bsky.social @buckeyeenviro.bsky.social @drpeggy70.bsky.social
Lawsuit filed for coal ash contaminate migration toward drinking water for 145,000 people. Will polluters-- or the public-- pay if Clermont County needs millions for water treatment upgrade? Isabel Nissley @wvxu.org: bit.ly/4hQCELj @drpeggy70.bsky.social @ccbecker271.bsky.social
Clermont County files lawsuit to protect drinking water from Beckjord coal ash
The lawsuit alleges the Beckjord property and the unlined coal ash ponds are endangering public health and the environment.
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Walk into Wooster Science Cafe tonight at 7 p.m. for conversation with @saveohioparks.bsky.social's Rachel Kutzley, lead researcher on our "Data Centers that Work of Ohioans" report. @ccbecker271.bsky.social @drpeggy70.bsky.social
Outfall 001 pipe empties into Chillicothe's Paint Creek at rate of 27.5 M gallons each day. Glove maker U.S. Paper Mill bought old Pixelle plant. What will come out of that pipe now? @jasonsalley.bsky.social Fallout Files: bit.ly/4xojQZr @drpeggy70.bsky.social @berniemoreno.bsky.social
EPA records reveal what’s flowing from Chillicothe’s former paper mill
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — A pipe at the former Chillicothe paper mill continues to send millions of gallons of treated industrial wastewater into Paint Creek every day.
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Trump's donor just got $900 million of our tax dollars in his latest scheme to cancel offshore wind projects & boost fossil fuels “Even by MAGA standards, this seems exceptionally dodgy.” www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
How wind projects got replaced by a $900 million payday to a Trump donor’s firm
The Trump administration’s latest deal to abandon an offshore wind project and redirect investment into fossil fuels stands to deliver a windfall to one of President Donald Trump’s major donors.
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After a year of quality issues, Cadiz still has drinking water woes. High levels of manganese from strip-mining can cause cancer. Kaitlin Thorne The Ohio Newsroom: bit.ly/4cxpuzQ Why isn't Ohio EPA or Ohio Dept. of Health testing local water? @maxfilby.dispatch.com @drpeggy70.bsky.social
A year into boil advisories, residents in Cadiz want clean water and answers
Residents of Cadiz in eastern Ohio have been dealing with water issues over the last year. Recently, the Ohio EPA found several violations at the village's water treatment plant.
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Holding the line on Line 5: Michigan Supreme Court halts key construction permit for Great Lakes oil pipeline tunnel, saying state regulators failed to consider the project’s full environmental impacts. bit.ly/45BKOjL @ccbecker271.bsky.social @drpeggy70.bsky.social @ssteingraber1.bsky.social
Michigan Supreme Court vacates key Line 5 permit - Bridge Michigan
The court ruled 6-1 that the Michigan Public Service Commission’s review of a key permit for the petroleum pipeline tunnel was overly narrow, failing to consider whether the tunnel will harm public tr...
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Dublin, Ohio Democrat Rep. Anita Somani calls for Ohioans to contact Rep. Monica Blasdel (R-New Waterford) with support for H.B. 399-- to ban fracking Ohio state parks and Lake Erie. @dispatch.com @ccbecker271.bsky.social @healthylakes.org @ssteingraber1.bsky.social @drpeggy70.bsky.social
Today at noon: @wvxu.org panel with Lea Harper of Freshwater Accountability Project on importance of Ohio EPA decision requiring individual water discharge permits for Ohio data centers. bit.ly/4qjHnrB Email talk@wvxu.org with questions. @ccbecker271.bsky.social @drpeggy70.bsky.social
What an Ohio EPA decision on data center wastewater discharge means for the environment, the industry
The agency dropped a proposal that would have made it easier for data centers to discharge their wastewater into fresh water.
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Clean water advocate Lea Harper of Freshwater Accountability Project will be panel member on @greenamerica.org data center discussion Aug. 27. Register today: bit.ly/4x1rusi @twrader.bsky.social @kentksmith.bsky.social @ccbecker271.bsky.social @buckeyeenviro.bsky.social @drpeggy70.bsky.social
Wearing red means no: Ashville residents give compelling testimony at Ohio Power Siting Board hearing on proposed, gas-powered EdgeConnex proposed data center. @saveohioparks.bsky.social @ccbecker271.bsky.social: bit.ly/4hMHbyS @ssteingraber1.bsky.social @drpeggy70.bsky.social
An Ohio village fights an international data center and its 800 MW gas plant
The gas would likely come from fracking Ohio's state parks and wildlife areas.
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@ehpinfo.bsky.social, @saveohioparks.bsky.social are monitoring air quality near fracking well pads at Salt Fork State Park. Learn what we know so far about emissions at July 30 virtual event. @ccbecker271.bsky.social @cleanairmoms-oh.bsky.social @drpeggy70.bsky.social @ssteingraber1.bsky.social
Rollback of the 2001 "roadless rule" that prevented roadbuilding and logging on 60 M acres of federal lands could actually increase threats of wildfires by four times. Water quality is at risk, too. Simmone Shah @time.com: bit.ly/4wyqOKW @drpeggy70.bsky.social @neosierraclub.bsky.social
Trump's Goal To Open More Forests to Logging Could Threaten Drinking Water For 25 Million Americans
A new study calculates the risk to clean water if the Trump Administration repeals the Roadless Rule.
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@saveohioparks.bsky.social: 1,600 of those EPA letters were submitted by our volunteers. Advocacy works! Join us! @cleanairmoms-oh.bsky.social @indivcentraloh.bsky.social @ohiocitizen.org @ccbecker271.bsky.social @ssteingraber1.bsky.social @drpeggy70.bsky.social @amyactonoh.bsky.social
Ohio Capital Journal@ohiocapitaljournal.com · 2mo agoCommentary: Ohio citizens showed power by stopping state EPA approval for data center pollution of waterways ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/07/29/o...
Migrating toxic, radioactive waste brine threatens drinking water for 12 communities and 100,000 people in SE Ohio. Two things Gov. DeWine should do immediately. David Jeffrey Opinion. @ohiocapitaljournal.com : bit.ly/4pZfvsH @twrader.bsky.social @kentksmith.bsky.social @drpeggy70.bsky.social
Ohio should treat the threat of radioactive fracking waste like the emergency that it is • Ohio Capital Journal
Southeastern Ohio has a serious problem underground with fracking waste injection. Now that problem is reaching the surface and threatening our drinking water, writes Marietta College petroleum geolog...
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Residents of Dayton urged the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio to reject a proposed three-year increase in electric distribution rates by AES Ohio, citing rising costs despite reduced power usage and concerns about a potential BlackRock-led acquisition of AES Corp.
Tears and shouts: Residents plead again for break in electric price hikes
Residents of Dayton urged the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio to reject a proposed three-year increase in electric distribution rates by AES Ohio, citing rising costs despite reduced power usage and concerns about a potential BlackRock-led acquisition of AES Corp.
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Data center developers make payments to local schools to offset lost tax revenue from massive state subsidies. Haley BeMiller @usatoday.com: bit.ly/4fnwEHJ Ohio GOP fails Ohioans and youth if accepting polluting data centers is necessary for good public education. @butlercountydemsoh.bsky.social
Amazon, Meta avoid millions in property taxes for Ohio data centers
Ohio data centers have racked up millions of dollars in property tax breaks. And local officials are still making deals.
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Steubenville accepts $1.1 million bid to frack 157 acres of its own land, including two parks ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/07/17/s...
Steubenville accepts $1.1 million bid to frack 157 acres of its own land, including two parks • Ohio Capital Journal
An eastern Ohio city has agreed to lease the city’s mineral rights to the oil and gas industry, including two local parks.
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BREAKING: @governor.ny.gov just issued an Executive Order that includes a moratorium on new data centers 🎉 This victory will put the brakes on dozens of planned projects and is the result of a large, growing movement to stop these extractive facilities.
In Ohio, voting is being increasingly restricted by @ohiogop. @oplingerdoug.bsky.social Opinion @ohiocapitaljournal.com: bit.ly/4fh82Ai Rural, economically-distressed populations suffer most from fracking pollution; they are traditionally most often prevented from voting. @ccbecker271.bsky.social
Grace abandoned: Ohio’s journey to politicians stealing power from voters in elections • Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio’s mail-in ballot grace period began as an effort to help all Ohioans vote and avoid embarrassing catastrophes like 2004, but axing it has become a tool for disenfranchising Democrats and concentr...
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One Big, Ugly Year later: Tell Congress to reverse Medicaid and SNAP cuts! action.momsrising.org/sign/hr1-ann...
One Big, Ugly Year later: Tell Congress to reverse Medicaid and SNAP cuts!
One year since the Big, Ugly Bill was passed and what are moms still waiting for? Lower costs, accessible health care, and relief from the harms caused by Trump’s Big, Ugly Bill. Last July 4th, Republ...
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Join @saveohioparks.bsky.social's Rachel Kutzley and panelists in Cincinnati July 15 at live-audience episode of Cincinnati Edition. Noon. Listen in: @wvxu.org 91.7 FM. Data Centers and Communities. RSVP: bit.ly/4vAOFIJ @ccbecker271.bsky.social @drpeggy70.bsky.social @davidpepperoh.bsky.social
RSVPs now Open: "Data Centers and Communities" | July 15, 2026
Are we living in the “Silicon Heartland”? Our region is attracting major tech development and we’re one of the top hubs for data center expansion nationwide. Now, pushback from communities is causing ...
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Ohio's take from frack leases doesn't matter. What matters: protecting our fresh water from gas & oil radioactive waste brine contamination; preserving Ohio public lands for future generations. Jake Zuckerman @signalohio.bsky.social: bit.ly/4vRwYp5 @ccbecker271.bsky.social @drpeggy70.bsky.social
Ohio has made $314 million by opening state lands to fracking - Signal Ohio
Ohio’s new business of leasing about 22,000 acres of its lands to the oil and gas industry has grown into a $314 million gusher.
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@notredame.bsky.social study: PFAS decline seen in Lakes Erie, Ontario-- they are shallower-- but not Superior, Michigan, Huron. When forever chemicals are removed from production, food webs can cycle them out. Vivian La @grist.org: bit.ly/4pfIM1T @ccbecker271.bsky.social @drpeggy70.bsky.social
New research traces how 'forever chemicals' move through the Great Lakes and into people
The study used more than 40 years of data to map fluctuating PFAS levels across species in the region's food chain.
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