Energy, Mineral Leasing and Large-Scale Infrastructure Near Carrollton and Eastern Ohio

The Wayne National Forest lease sale covered 2,777 acres and generated more than $11 million; a Taylor bill to raise Ohio’s share of qualifying forest energy revenue remains referred to committee. New reporting adds a Carroll County crude-oil release, reported as water, that affected a ditch and Sandy Creek tributary, alongside a 2016 tank explosion; neither establishes impacts to a particular parcel. The Monroe Lake Wildlife Area lease proposal remains open for comment through November 30, while the Vanfossen CAU NW hearing outcome and boundaries are unverified.