U.S. leases 2,777 acres of Ohio's only national forest for fracking
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Katie Millard (via NBC4 WCMH-TV)
MARIETTA, Ohio (WCMH) -- The federal government sold oil rights in Ohio's only national forest for $11 million this month, opening it up to fracking. On Sept. 15, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) leased 2,777 acres of Wayne National Forest to oil and gas companies. The deal includes land in Washington and Monroe counties [...]