Local control is an issue as Utica Shale drilling ramps up in Ohio

EnergyWire: A new "anti-fracking" initiative has been put on this city's municipal ballot for a November vote, as environmental activists attempt to block development of the Utica Shale play before production accelerates next year in eastern Ohio. Backers of the proposed "Community Bill of Rights" charter amendment here hope to capitalize on public reaction to the ongoing prosecution of a firm accused of dumping thousands of gallons of fracking wastewater into the city's storm sewer last winter. State inspectors......

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