BELMONT COUNTY, Ohio — Despite community backlash and protests from the anti-fracking groups, the Oil and Gas Land Management Commission approved a nomination for hundreds of acres in Salt Fork State Park, northeast of Cambridge.
According to the Columbus Dispatch , approval for Monday afternoon’s meeting follows a delay in October.
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ Chief Operating Officer, Theresa White, said the commission needed more time to review the public comments submitted for the nomination…