Antis Sue ODNR for Approving 2 Injection Wells Near Marietta, OH

Since August, we've reported about an ongoing war of words between the City of Marietta officials (mostly Republicans) and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) over a permit for a fifth wastewater injection well located close to the city (see Marietta, OH Officials Ask ODNR to Deny Permit for Injection Well). In September, the ODNR rejected Marietta’s appeal and went ahead and issued a permit for the well (see ODNR Rejects Marietta Hearing Request, Issues Injection Well Permit). Not happy with the outcome, in October, the Marietta City Council passed three resolutions to block new injection wells in the area (see Marietta, OH, Passes 3 Resolutions Against Injection Wells). And now, a state environmental group, the Buckeye Environmental Network, backed by lawyers from the controversial Earthjustice, has sued the ODNR over permitting the new well and one other injection well in the Marietta area.

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