Ohio Brine Task Force
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We are a coalition of professionals dedicated to protecting Ohio's citizens, land, and resources.
Oil and gas waste— also known as brine—is a radioactive liquid that is permanently contaminating farmland, poisoning livestock, and causing cancer.
12/11/2023
Help us collect stories about how Teresa Mills helped your community by filling out BEN's Google Form:
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07/04/2023
Don't be a we**ie! Do your civic duty and call the office of Chairs State Senator Tim Schaffer (614) 466-8076 and Darrell Kick (614) 466-2994 and tell them to introduce legislation to protect Ohioans from being radiated by oil and gas waste spread on roadways as a dust suppressant!
06/30/2023
Studies show that air pollution affects everyone, including those most vulnerable: children, the elderly, and anyone who is immunocompromised. We must work together to protect our families and our planet.
06/29/2023
Radium 226 & 228 is in oil and gas waste which is being spread on our roads. Read about how the radium dial girls were impacted by exposure to radium: https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2019/03/radium-girls-living-dead-women/
05/17/2023
Check out the latest article written about the work we're doing on the ground here in Ohio:
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/14052023/ohio-pennsylvania-fracking-wastewater/
Ohio Environmentalists, Oil Companies Battle State Over Dumping of Fracking Wastewater - Inside Climate News Ten years ago, Tim Kettler asked local officials to stop spreading liquid waste from fracking on the road near his home in Warsaw, Ohio, because he was worried that the fluid would contaminate a pond where he gets his drinking water. They complied with his request, but the practice continues in ma...
04/22/2023
Happy Earth Day! Radioactive oil and gas waste is still spread in Ohio. Follow us so we can keep you in the loop
04/12/2023
Science tells us that radium 226 and 228 is building up in our water and soils because of spreading oil and gas waste on roadways. We need to stop this dangerous practice
04/03/2023
What was once considered just salt water by the oil & gas industry, we now have scientific evidence showing high levels of Radium 226 and 228! Oil & gas waste is not a safe road deicer or dust suppressant!
03/31/2023
There are many serious problems that are harming are communities without a plan to fix them!
03/29/2023
If you missed our Webinar on the Hidden Dangers of Oil & Gas Waste, check it out here:
Webinar: The Hidden Dangers of Oil & Gas Waste Moderated by Athens County Commissioner Lenny Eliason, hear from experts Dr. Julie Weatherington-Rice and Fire Battalion Chief Silverio Caggiano about the hi...
03/24/2023
03/22/2023
Happy World Water Day!!! We hope to see our Ohio State Legislature thinks about how to protect Ohioans' drinking water from radioactive oil and gas waste!
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