The RTCC had this press release:
Five shale gas drill sites have been closed in the US state of Ohio after a magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck over New Year, with calls for a full ban being raised.
Ohio Governor John Kasich, a strong supporter of the gas industry’s activity in the state, closed the wastewater well deemed responsible for the quake.
However, Democratic State Representative Robert Hagan has called for a hiatus on all fracking activity until further investigations “conclude it is safe”....
If you read the rest of the article, you'll learn why other locations have suspended fracking.
>>>> Once again, Marc Kovac, the Dix Capital Bureau Chief, finds a lot of unfinished business left by the Republican dominated state legislature. It also seems, according to the article, that Gov. Kasich is a little testy when reporters ask him about SB 5. Oh, my. Is someone a little thin-skinned?
HudsonHubTimes:
...Some of the bills showcased the deep partisan divide between the majority party and their Democratic counterparts. You can't review 2011 without mentioning the debacle that was Senate Bill 5, legislation that Gov. John Kasich wishes media types would stop rehashing.
"I know you folks are so fixated on this," he told reporters during a recent year-end speech and Q & A session....
The unfinished/stalled legislation listed by Kovac includes: House Bill 108, House Bill 61, House Bill 136, Senate Bill 165. Check out the HudsonHubTimes to find out what each of those bills might be important to notice.