COLUMBUS — Environmental advocates were among dozens of witnesses lining up to testify Monday on a bill laying out Ohio’s new regulations for horizontal shale drilling and the use of renewable energy.
While the Central Ohio gas and oil boom has yet to get under way, it could prove to be a major economic boost for Delaware County and its residents when it does commence if other Ohio counties are any indication.
COLUMBUS — Natural gas wells using the drilling method known as hydraulic fracturing are producing at a much higher rate than traditional wells, according to the first look at production figures from nine active wells in the Utica Shale formation in eastern Ohio.
COLUMBUS — Ohio petroleum producers are pushing back against a call by the state attorney general to increase environmental penalties and chemical reporting requirements on the drilling industry.
The extended deer season, which ended Dec. 19, appeared to be less fruitful for Delaware hunters than last year — a change considered to be the result of a new data-collection system.
A computer-recycling teenager, a team of litter-collecting youngsters and a new library building were among award recipients at last week’s Keep Delaware County Beautiful’s annual awards reception at the Lodge at Deer Haven Preserve.
COLUMBUS — Ohio’s deer season has gotten off to a soggy start as rain contributed to lower opening-day numbers. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources says hunters with guns on Monday bagged 23,600 white-tailed deer. That was down 39 percent compared to the first day of last year’s hunt, when weather conditions were described as “near ideal.”
The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium’s fund for the six animals rescued from Zanesville has collected more than $26,000.