Now, a few oil and gas companies are moving their fracking operations west, closer to Columbus to look for potential riches. The latest well is being drilled in an area less than an hour from Columbus.
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources plans to hire an additional 60 inspectors to keep pace with the increase in oil and natural gas drilling around the state.
The United States Supreme Court will announce in June whether it decided to uphold the Affordable Care Act. With hospitals facing possible funding cuts and other changes, WOSU reports on what Central Ohio’s two largest healthcare systems are doing while they wait for the Supreme Court decision.
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine says state pensions lost tens of millions of dollars after BP falsely claimed to have adequate safety procedures in place before the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Wednesday, Franklin County will conduct its weekly tornado warning test. We’re getting more of these warnings, causing some to worry the sirens’ effectiveness is wearing off. That’s why the National Weather Service is testing a series of new, attention-grabbing warnings.
President Obama ended his four-state energy tour at Ohio State late Thursday afternoon. WOSU reports Mr. Obama touted an “all of the above” energy plan.
The new division will focus on finding new revenue streams for the financially-strapped agency.
Are gas prices changing the way you shop for cars?
A dozen earthquakes in northeastern Ohio were almost certainly induced by injection of gas-drilling wastewater into the earth, Ohio oil and gas regulators said Friday as they announced a series of tough new regulations for drillers.
The Mansfield area has been hit hard by the loss of manufacturing jobs, but last summer a green energy company provided some hope. But the solar energy company ended up taking its operation and jobs someplace else. But as WOSU reports, the rejection might have been a blessing in disguise.
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