Like many communities around the country, Upper Burrell is facing the prospect of a big, power-hungry neighbor that many of its residents say they don’t want.
Southeastern Ohio has a serious problem with fracking waste injection underground. That problem is now reaching the surface and threatening our drinking water, writes Marietta College petroleum geologist David L. Jeffery, Ph.D.
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.
