Appeals Court Rejects Anti Effort to Block Drilling Under Ohio Parks

A three-judge panel (all liberal Democrats) from the Ohio District Courts of Appeals for the Tenth District ruled yesterday that anti-fossil fuel fanatics don’t have the right to appeal a decision by the Ohio Oil & Gas Land Management Commission (OGLMC) to meet and award contracts to drill under (not on) several Ohio state parks, including the 20,000-acre Salt Fork State Park in Guernsey County. The case was appealed by Earthjustice acting on behalf of the anti-fossil fuel Save Ohio Parks. In February 2024, a liberal Democrat judge from Franklin County ruled against antis (see Dem Judge Shuts Down Anti Effort to Block Drilling Under Ohio Parks). The antis appealed and have lost yet again. The only (final) step would be to appeal to the Ohio Supreme Court.

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