Ohio has nation's best park system. We're angry fracking will change that | Opinion - AOL

Ignored Ohioans are grieving the destruction of our public parks by the oil and gas industries. We won't stay silent.

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Why did Trenton Council reject a ballot petition to ban data centers?

Residents collected more than 300 valid signatures for the petition. But, council determined that didn't meet the threshold set by the city's charter.

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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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How wildfire smoke is reshaping childhood

Smoky summers are becoming the new normal across the American West, forcing a generation of children to grow up indoors.

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Extreme heat and drought take a toll around the world, in photos

Heat and drought are affecting communities around the world, lowering water levels and sending people and animals in search of relief.

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Between Columbus And Pittsburgh Is Ohio's Once-Scenic Wildlife Area With An Upsetting Future Ahead - Islands

The Egypt Valley Wildlife Area in Ohio is part of the land that has been approved for fracking, and many people are concerned for its future.

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How to Reindustrialize America

The case for a strategic investment fund.

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Here's what supercharged the monster wildfires in Spain and France

Last summer brought Europe's most destructive wildfire season on record. This season is on track to break it.

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In Massachusetts, a solar farm was raised nine feet above blueberry fields, and its shade is changing how the fruit grows and tastes

In Massachusetts, a solar farm was raised nine feet above some blueberry fields, and its shade is changing how the fruit grows and even how it tastes.

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Fracking rights in Ohio’s only national forest up for grabs

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio’s only national forest will soon be open for oil and gas drilling via hydraulic fracturing, commonly called fracking. The federal government will begin leasing 41…

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The Hidden Cost of Data Centers: Inside the Opposition - NerdWallet

Data centers are facing growing resistance from local communities concerned about financial costs and effects on quality of life.

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'When the sun rises, we are going to be in shock': Thousands evacuated in north Spokane as wildfire crosses river into city

Walls of flames destroyed dozens of homes and other structures in the Indian Trail neighborhood and more areas of Spokane on Saturday amid one of the worst natural disasters in the city’s history.

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‘There’s no nurdle fairy’: thousands mobilise to clean up plastic spillage in north-east England

Volunteers painstakingly gather plastic pellets washing up on beaches after ship collision on 19 July “You’ve got a local community that really cares about the coastline,” said Alice Laverty, reflecting on the huge army of volunteers who had taken to crisis-hit beaches in north-east England with passion and only the most basic tools. “They’ve all got a dustpan, a brush, a bucket, a kitchen sieve.” On beaches from Cambois in Northumberland to Seaburn on Wearside, up to 2,000 dedicated volunteers have been painstakingly sifting through sand to find tiny, lentil-sized pellets of plastic. Continue reading...

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Federal government will put 2,840 acres of Ohio’s only national forest out to bid for fracking • Ohio Capital Journal

The Bureau of Land Management announced 41 parcels totaling 2,840 acres in Wayne National Forest will go up for a bid on Sept. 15.

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In Ohio, Toxic Wastewater Is Bubbling Up Out of the Ground

The state is a major importer of fracking wastewater, which gets pumped underground but doesn’t always stay there. The city of Marietta is fighting back.

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This Year’s El Niño Could Spell Disaster for American Fishermen - Inside Climate News

Warming waters will severely disrupt food chains, leaving West Coast crews unable to catch commercial stocks, warn ocean advocates.

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Exclusive: FBI gets voter's IP address in new fraud probe tactic

The move offers a glimpse into how authorities are now digging into voter rolls and registration practices.

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How wildfire smoke is reshaping childhood

Smoky summers are becoming the new normal across the American West, forcing a generation of children to grow up indoors.

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The US war on Iran is spinning out of control | Mohamad Bazzi

Trump’s conflict keeps escalating, with Saudi Arabia joining airstrikes in Iraq and reportedly planning an attack on the Houthis. A recession could follow

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Elon Musk Plans at Least $100 Million in Midterm Spending to Help Republicans (Gift Article)

Elon Musk, a year after a huge blowup with President Trump and the Republican Party, is said to be planning to spend in at least eight states to help them in November.

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Athens County Commission: Commissioners support resolution opposing data centers

On Tuesday, the Athens County Board of Commissioners were presented with a draft resolution from a group of concerned citizens opposing the construction of data centers in Athens County.

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More Than 330 Organizations Tell Trump Administration: America’s National Monuments Are Not for Sale – The Coalition To Protect America's National Parks

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