COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) is offering up to $17 million in grants for projects that will encourage economic and community development across Ohio.
COLUMBUS — The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) is offering up to $17 million in grants for projects that will encourage economic and community development across Ohio. The Division
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The Ohio Department of Natural Resources is overseeing remediation and repairs following a recent leak from a pipe at the SOS D-2 injection well off Southgate Parkway in Cambridge. On June 24, the operator of the SOS D-2 injection well in Cambridge reported a small release from the pipeline that transfers fluid from a storage tank to the injection well, said Adam Schroeder, a public information officer for ODNR s Division of Oil & Gas Resources Management.
The release was contained by the operator, identified on the ODNR website as Silcor Oilfield Services Inc. of Brookfield. Division staff is overseeing remediation of the affected area and repair of the line, added Schroeder after being contacted by
Coal production levels are continuing to plummet each year in Ohio, a trajectory that has accelerated during the pandemic. The overall use of energy has decreased a great deal. It s just further depressed the market, which was already depressed by price, Mike Cope, president of the Ohio Coal Association, said during a recent Ohio Reclamation Forfeiture Fund Advisory Board meeting.
As of Jan. 30, Ohio produced 301 short tons of coal so far this year, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. That is a 33.2% decrease compared with the same period in 2020. Records show coal production in Ohio has steadily dropped each year.