Sign Up for the Politicker.com Wake Up Call

Ohio

RSS Feeds

Syndicate content Add to Netvibes Subscribe with Bloglines
Add to Technorati Favorites
Add to Google

Send suggestions to: editor@politicker.com

Ohio: Geauga County

June 1, 2009 - 01:24 pm
NEWS FEED: Columbus Dispatch

Drilling reform advances

By Spencer Hunt

"It went up and came back down on the foundation," said Thelma Payne, 85. "That was a very rude awakening."

The same could be said for state lawmakers, environmentalists and oil and gas industry lobbyists, who now refer to the explosion and evacuation of 19 nearby homes in Geauga County as the "Bainbridge incident."

The December 2007 explosion was caused when a cloud of natural gas in the basement ignited. No one was injured. State mining regulators found that gas from an improperly drilled oil and gas well leaked into groundwater and then into area basement water wells.

As a result, state lawmakers plan to advance a bill that would impose new restrictions and higher fees on oil and gas wells.

Read More at Columbus Dispatch >
There have been 44 comments posted in response to this story.

March 8, 2009 - 07:14 am
NEWS FEED: Cleveland Plain Dealer

Ohio stimulus project proposals underscore infrastructure problems

By Karen Farkas

Search for proposals in your community and thousands of others across the state

Ancient water mains, crumbling roads and bridges, undersized sewer systems spewing waste into waterways.

The extent of Northeast Ohio's aging and neglected infrastructure are painfully apparent in thousands of requests for federal stimulus money that have been submitted by cities, counties and agencies.

Two failing retaining walls on Wiese Road near Riverview Road in Brecksville are considered potentially dangerous for vehicles, pedestrians and bicyclists who visit the Cuyahoga Valley National Park.

An 70-year-old water main in Lyndhurst is causing extremely low pressure at hydrants on Bridgewater Road.

Faulty septic tanks in Kirtland in Lake County could be replaced with a pumping station that would reduce the amount of pollution going into the Chagrin River.

Read More at Cleveland Plain Dealer >
There have been 27 comments posted in response to this story.