<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Thank you, Anne! This is really disturbing. —dawn<br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPad</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Apr 6, 2023, at 9:32 PM, anne sparks via Green <green@fuusm.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Thanks Dawn. I just read this article (link below) in our fairly new Athens County Independent online newspaper, which so far has impressed people. The information has a lot of implications for that proposal to raise the cap on the injection wells and continuing to accept the frack waste. You might want to share it.</div><div>Anne</div><div><a href="https://athensindependent.com/torch-fracking-injection-wells-received-waste-containing-forever-chemicals-pfas-data/">https://athensindependent.com/torch-fracking-injection-wells-received-waste-containing-forever-chemicals-pfas-data/</a><br> </div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Apr 6, 2023 at 5:15 PM Dawn Hewitt via Green <<a href="mailto:green@fuusm.org">green@fuusm.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div>If you oppose fracking on Ohio’s public lands…. </div><div><br></div><div>Click on the top green bar to make it easy to write a letter to the Oil and Gas Commission. —dawn</div><div><br></div><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div><table style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" align="center"><tbody><tr><td style="border-collapse:collapse" valign="top" align="center"></td></tr><tr><td style="border-collapse:collapse" align="center"><table width="600" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" align="center"><tbody><tr><td style="border-collapse:collapse"><table style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);border:0px solid transparent;font-size:16px;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:18.4px" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><tbody><tr><td style="border-collapse:collapse" valign="top" align="center"><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td style="border-collapse:collapse;padding:0px"><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td style="border-collapse:collapse" valign="top" align="center"><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td style="border-collapse:collapse" valign="top" align="left"><table style="width:600px" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="border-collapse:collapse;width:600px" valign="top"><table role="presentation" style="min-width:100%" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="border-collapse:collapse"><table role="presentation" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="border-collapse:collapse" align="center"><img src="https://image.emails.sierraclub.org/lib/fe9313727761047476/m/2/d35a2a3b-4483-426a-881b-090281eb6a0b.png" alt="" style="outline: 0px; display: block; padding: 0px; text-align: center; height: 110px; width: 300px; border: 0px none;" width="300" height="110" data-unique-identifier=""></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td style="border-collapse:collapse" valign="top" align="center"><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td style="border-collapse:collapse" valign="top" align="left"><table style="width:600px" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="border-collapse:collapse;width:600px" valign="top"><table role="presentation" style="min-width:100%" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="border-collapse:collapse;padding:6px 0px 0px"><table role="presentation" style="background-color:transparent;min-width:100%" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="border-collapse:collapse;padding:0px"><span style="font-size:16px">Dear Dawn,</span><p style="margin:1em 0px">In January, House Bill 507 – was signed into law that intended to regulate poultry sales included last minute amendments<span> </span><b>allowing the oil and gas industry to frack and extract public lands</b>. Ohio public lands – which include 800,000 acres of state parks, forests, wildlife areas, historical sites, college campuses, and transportation land –<span> </span><b>belong to all of us and are at risk!<span> </span></b>The law will go into effect on April 7th, and the Oil and Gas Land Management Commission will be compelled to lease state lands.<br><br>The Oil and Gas Land Commission – a council within the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) – is reviewing the public lands nominations for fracking and approving/denying those lands for leasing. They should uphold ODNR's mission to protect Ohioans’ air, water and public parks from polluting and dangerous legislation like HB 507!</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table role="presentation" style="min-width:100%" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="border-collapse:collapse"><table role="presentation" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td style="border-collapse:collapse" align="center"><table role="presentation" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td style="border-collapse:collapse;border-radius:3px;background-color:rgb(80,129,66)" bgcolor="#508142"><a href="https://click.emails.sierraclub.org/?qs=c1e20711ecfad077aaafb6b3b5fb1ca3b5fe3b377fef726c71f8e08d7a5e6528c893071bc5e93c6a52b4092b4bb798c4c7f26b52ba47922963145b08baaebc90" title="Ensure your voice is heard!" style="font-size:20px;font-family:"Arial Black",Gadget,sans-serif;color:rgb(255,255,255);text-align:center;text-decoration:none;display:block;background-color:rgb(80,129,66);border:1px solid rgb(93,93,93);padding:10px;border-radius:3px" target="_blank">Take action now, prior to the hearing in 4 days! Submit testimony to ensure your voice is heard!<span> </span></a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table role="presentation" style="min-width:100%" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="border-collapse:collapse"><table role="presentation" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="border-collapse:collapse" align="center"><img src="https://image.emails.sierraclub.org/lib/fe9313727761047476/m/2/919ef928-971b-4f8d-8092-1e66be5eedab.jpg" alt="Fracking Pad surrounded by wilderness" style="outline: 0px; display: block; padding: 0px; text-align: center; height: auto; width: 600px; border: 0px none;" width="4000" data-unique-identifier=""></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table role="presentation" style="min-width:100%" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="border-collapse:collapse"><span style="font-size:12px">Photo citation: Ted Auch, FracTracker Alliance, 2021.</span><br> </td></tr></tbody></table><table role="presentation" style="min-width:100%" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="border-collapse:collapse">As part of the administrative approval process, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources will hold a public hearing about oil and gas extraction from our public lands. The<span> </span><a href="https://click.emails.sierraclub.org/?qs=c1e20711ecfad0776d850d207466692fcaa4d3d79950c0c7512bc52f130628a56ffdc1eef7ad09d559c7ad88c0d48eb0aef746443f65166e" title="hearing" style="color:rgb(0,0,255);text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">hearing</a><span> </span>will be Monday, April 10, at 10 a.m. at the ODNR headquarters, Building E Assembly Center, 2045 Morse Road, Columbus, OH -- and we need people to testify in person or send in a written comment.<br><br>In signing HB 507 into law,<span> </span><a href="https://click.emails.sierraclub.org/?qs=c1e20711ecfad077953738ea6bc430ea1e3c865c32db29dba15964104c89608379c8cd80be6fa16eb71f9ddd0e82189993a6ad94beb21d1d" title="Gov. Mike DeWine stated" style="color:rgb(0,0,255);text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Gov. Mike DeWine stated</a><span> </span>that oil and gas companies could set up near state parks and conduct horizontal drilling for mineral rights<span> </span><i>under</i>our public lands;<span> </span><b><i>his administration would not allow surface impacts on our public lands</i></b>. Surface impacts refer to things like frack well pads, pipelines, access roads, temporary or permanent waste water pits, timber removal, and water withdrawals -- none of which we want on our state lands.<br><br>Yet, the Oil and Gas Land Management Commission has<span> </span><a href="https://click.emails.sierraclub.org/?qs=c1e20711ecfad077be2ceec2f1b1b8d9b6873131b35c95a317d31d69b6a6548143ff7684c3a7fed7e8a239a374ee9c030adcf664d58ebd92" title="drafted a lease form" style="color:rgb(0,0,255);text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">drafted a lease form</a>instructing oil and gas companies that want surface impacts, to create a separate agreement with the agency that manages public land to allow it.<span> </span><b>Critically, this agreement would be made with no public notification or comment.</b><br><br>To date, the public has been given only one opportunity to comment on the proposed draft rule and lease form that will oversee leasing of our public lands to oil and gas companies for extraction. This is unacceptable. If any surface impacts are being planned or proposed on Ohio’s public land, that needs to be part of the application to the Oil and Gas Land Management Commission, so the public will be notified and given a chance to comment.</td></tr></tbody></table><table role="presentation" style="min-width:100%" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="border-collapse:collapse"><table role="presentation" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td style="border-collapse:collapse" align="center"><table role="presentation" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td style="border-collapse:collapse;border-radius:3px;background-color:rgb(80,129,66)" bgcolor="#508142"><a href="https://click.emails.sierraclub.org/?qs=c1e20711ecfad077a9fd07755e710026298e9b179cb2da0d75a2f48bf8c3e7ef52702eb649ab18b42ab939d53fd95def23a5262f7bb7fc513caa1927ad079301" title="Submit a comment now!" style="font-size:20px;font-family:"Arial Black",Gadget,sans-serif;color:rgb(255,255,255);text-align:center;text-decoration:none;display:block;background-color:rgb(80,129,66);border:1px solid rgb(93,93,93);padding:10px;border-radius:3px" target="_blank">We have a small chance to do this over the next few days, submit a comment now.</a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table role="presentation" style="min-width:100%" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="border-collapse:collapse"><br><b>Fracking is a threat to our health and environment! Why?</b><ul><li>Use of PFAS and toxic chemicals used in drilling and fracking</li><li>Leaks - Ground water and drinking water sources are at risk of contamination, further point pollution of soil and toxic air emissions.</li><li>Health impacts near fracking include: Premature births, Low birth weight, Birth defects, Asthma, Migraine, Fatigue, Heart-related problems, certain types of cancer, like lymphoma and childhood leukemia</li><li>Earthquakes</li><li>Negative Impacts on biodiversity and landscape</li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table><table role="presentation" style="min-width:100%" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="border-collapse:collapse"><table role="presentation" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td style="border-collapse:collapse" align="center"><table role="presentation" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td style="border-collapse:collapse;border-radius:3px;background-color:rgb(80,129,66)" bgcolor="#508142"><a href="https://click.emails.sierraclub.org/?qs=c1e20711ecfad0770f28c73682931516c906bd8bcc2a95f631c446842698a7c65f240f803827c20a181e65481b49ac1bc3be37fd759d3eaae671bf063081c37c" title="Take Action Now!" style="font-size:20px;font-family:"Arial Black",Gadget,sans-serif;color:rgb(255,255,255);text-align:center;text-decoration:none;display:block;background-color:rgb(80,129,66);border:1px solid rgb(93,93,93);padding:10px;border-radius:3px" target="_blank">Take action to protect our state parks and lands – Urge the Oil and Gas Commision to consider the negative consequences to our health and environment!</a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table role="presentation" style="min-width:100%" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="border-collapse:collapse;padding:10px"><table role="presentation" style="width:580px" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="border-collapse:collapse"><table role="presentation" style="width:580px" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="border-collapse:collapse;width:287px;padding-right:3px" valign="top"><table role="presentation" style="min-width:100%" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="border-collapse:collapse"><br>Thank you for taking quick action in this crucial moment to protect Ohio's public lands.<br><br>Shelly Corbin/Takóni Kókipešni<br>Itázipčo/Mnicoujou - Lakota<br>Campaign Representative - Ohio<br>Beyond Dirty Fuels Campaign</td></tr></tbody></table></td><td style="border-collapse:collapse;width:287px;padding-left:3px" valign="top"><table role="presentation" style="min-width:100%" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="border-collapse:collapse"><table role="presentation" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="border-collapse:collapse" align="center"><img src="https://image.emails.sierraclub.org/lib/fe9313727761047476/m/2/3141f9de-c9f7-49ba-b244-6d1d66858dba.jpg" alt="" style="outline: 0px; 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