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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jake Zuckerman

Feds move to open 2,800 acres of Ohio national forest to fracking

The federal government took a major step on Friday toward opening over 2,800 acres of Ohio’s only national forest for oil and gas development.

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management announced a September 15 lease sale for 41 parcels, totaling 2,840 acres, within the Wayne National Forest.

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