Environmental group weighing another challenge to fracking in the Wayne – Athens County Independent

Environmental group weighing another challenge to fracking in the Wayne – Athens County Independent

MARIETTA, Ohio — In mid-April, the Bureau of Land Management decided to allow new oil and gas development in the Marietta Unit of the Wayne National Forest. Now, an environmental group is considering new litigation to hold up potential fracking in the unit. The environmental assessment behind the bureau’s decision ignored “a whole host of issues,” said Wendy Park, a senior attorney with the Center for Biological Diversity.  The center was among …