Cuyahoga – Legislation proposed by Senators Michael J. Skindell and Denise Driehaus to establish a moratorium on horizontal stimulation of oil and gas wells until US EPA publishes a report containing the results of a study of the relationship of hydraulic fracturing to drinking water resources and the Chief of the Division of Oil and Gas Resources Management issues a report analyzing how Ohio’s rules address issues raised in the US EPA report.
Erie – The taking and/or removal of natural gas or oil from and under the bed of Lake Erie is banned.
Medina – Trustees of the town of Hinkley voted to ban the use of hydraulic fracturing on township-owned property. The prohibition does not apply to private property ownerrs and the township does not control private property owners decisions to sell or lease their land.
