Ohio s Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comments - and will answer questions in virtual sessions today and tomorrow, on a draft environmental assessment about the impacts of opening up 40,000 acres of Wayne National Forest to oil and gas leasing. The lands are located primarily in Monroe, Noble and Washington counties. Environmental advocates - like Roxanne Groff, a member of the Athens County s Future Action Network - said they don t believe the assessment fully captures the widespread loss of habitat or recreational opportunities fracking on public lands would unleash. .
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