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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Samantha Hendrickson

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Ohio commission approves fracking in state parks and wildlife areas despite fraud investigation - Caught on Camera

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Some state parks can be fracked in Ohio, a decision made by a government commission Wednesday despite an ongoing investigation into oil and gas companies claiming possible fraudulent support.

During a raucous meeting attended by many fracking opponents, the Ohio Oil and Gas Land Management Commission OK'd several parcels for fracking by outside entities — all of them owned by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and the Ohio Department of Transportation — that include state parks and designated wildlife areas.

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