Environmental groups still oppose de-icing product, use of conventional drilling brine because of radioactivity
Buckeye Environmental Network said in the past year they had three meetings with ODOT to express their concerns. Author: Bennett Haeberle Updated: 6:26 PM EST February 16, 2021
A year after a 10 Investigates report, environmental watchdogs in Ohio say they still want to ban at least one de-icing product and certain types of brine from oil and gas drilling from being used to treat Ohio roads – citing concerns about their radioactivity.
Roxanne Groff with Buckeye Environmental Network told 10 Investigates on Tuesday that in the past year her group has had three meetings with the Ohio Department of Transportation to express their concerns.