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Sponsor testifies for bill to ban hydraulic fracturing beneath Ohio state parks
Summary
Minority Leader Antonio introduced the PERSERV Act (Senate Bill 132) at a Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee hearing, saying the bill would ban horizontal chemical extraction of oil or gas under Ohio state parks and public lands; committee members asked for sources and details but took no vote.
Minority Leader Antonio, sponsor of Senate Bill 132, told the Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee that the PERSERV Act would “ban the horizontal chemical extraction process of oil or gas from underneath Ohio State parks and public lands.” The bill was presented during a committee hearing; no committee vote was taken.
The bill’s sponsor said recent accidents at hydraulic fracturing sites, including an explosion near Salt Fork State Park earlier this year, show risks to parks and nearby communities. Antonio told the committee that, according to advocacy group Save Ohio Parks and an analysis by FactTracker…
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