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Gas drillers ask Ohio to open public-owned Monroe Lake Wildlife Area for fracking
The request comes as the industry-receptive Oil and Gas Land Management Commission has opened 22,000 acres of state parks and wildlife reserves to oil and gas exploration since 2021. The next governor could shape future deals.
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