Ohio Department of Natural Resources

Fracking Wastewater Dumped In Eastern Ohio

Jim Letizia and Ohio Public Radio and Associated Press — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 11:55:26 +0000

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources says a company has been cited for illegally dumping brine waste from fracking in eastern Ohio.

Preventing Deaths In Hocking Hills

Jim Letizia — Thu, 23 May 2013 10:47:38 +0000

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources is taking steps to prevent more deaths from falls in the Hocking Hills area.

Court Rules Against ODNR In Age Discrimination Suit

Jim Letizia and Associated Press — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 12:25:27 +0000

The Ohio Court of Claims has awarded a former state employee more than 500-thousand dollars to settle his claim that the Ohio Department of Natural Resources discriminated against him by hiring someone 15 years younger.

Tree Killing Beetle Found

Jim Letizia and Associated Press — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 17:26:23 +0000

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources says a beetle that threatens walnut trees has been found in Southwest Ohio.

SUPCO Finds ODNR In Contempt

Jim Letizia — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 11:38:20 +0000

The Ohio Supreme Court has found the state Department of Natural Resources in contempt for defying a 2011 order to compensate 87 Mercer County landowners for flood damage.

Blind Spot And Human Error Factors In Mine Crash

Jim Letizia and Associated Press — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 17:20:52 +0000

The state says dispatcher error and a blind spot were factors in Wednesday's coal mine rail car collision in Perry County that injured five men.

State Settles Sierra Club Lawsuit

Jim Letizia and Associated Press — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 11:55:36 +0000

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources has paid nearly 9-thousand dollars to the Sierra Club to settle a public records lawsuit.