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Ohio Injection Wells Suspended Over ‘Imminent Danger’ to Drinking Water

Inside Climate News · By Dani Kington, Athens County Independent · last updated
Environmental groups have called for a suspension of all Class II wells injecting into the Ohio shale for over a decade, describing the shale as “holier than a Swiss cheese.”

By Dani Kington, Athens County Independent

This story originally appeared in the Athens County Independent. It is reprinted with permission.

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