Buckeye Environmental Network

05/28/2026

Sign the petition to shut Freepoint DOWN!

For over a year, the Freepoint “plastic recycling” facility in Hebron, Ohio, has been polluting the air and harming local communities. While community members and advocates called out the facility as a plastic incinerator, the company claimed it was recycling the majority of the plastic trash, turning it into a low-grade oil.

On April 28th, the OEPA issued a Notice of Violation for Freepoint, notifying them that the facility does not currently qualify as a recycling facility and is indeed a plastic incinerator. This means this chronic polluter has been misregulated, allowing Freepoint to avoid the stronger regulations.

OEPA must shut down Freepoint until this waste incinerator goes through the process to obtain the right permit and proves it can operate safely and legally!

05/28/2026

Join us at the Statehouse today!

Lobby Day Thursday May 28, 2:00-4:00pmOhio Statehouse1 Capitol Sq, Columbus, OH Sign Up for Lobby Day Tell your representatives: Ohioans demand climate action! Join us for an afternoon of meetings…

05/27/2026

The Bureau of Land Management is once again moving forward with plans to lease parcels in Wayne National Forest for fracking in southeastern Ohio. Public comments are now open on the agency’s latest environmental review document, called a Determination of NEPA Adequacy.

This is not a new fight. For years, people across Ohio have spoken out against fracking in Wayne National Forest through petitions, hearings, protests, letters, public comments, and lawsuits. Environmental groups previously won a lawsuit against BLM after a federal court ruled the agency failed to fully consider the environmental impacts of fracking these public lands.

View our one-pager for more information:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1S1v_Idd6Ri_sZmk5eujUuIjKwd-Ebe0OtrydHceIbZE/edit?tab=t.0

05/27/2026

For over a year, Freepoint's "chemical recycling" has been burning plastic while claiming it's recycling. 🔥 This facility has been misregulated — spewing dangerous and toxic pollution into Ohio's air. ⚠️

The Ohio EPA needs to shut down this facility until it proves it can operate safely and legally under the correct permit.

Take action to protect our community and hold this chronic polluter accountable 🔗 tinyurl.com/ShutDownFreepoint

05/26/2026

Hey all! This is tomorrow make sure to join us!

Hey all! Join us on Wednesday, May 27th at the Columbus Metropolitan Library - Driving Park branch to create cardboard signs and banners for the Columbus climate rally. This is a great opportunity to express yourself while making sure no one can ignore us—or our message—at the rally the next day. Art supplies will be provided. Just bring yourself, some clothes you don’t care about getting paint on, and a friend!

https://secure.everyaction.com/8S7NlyVKxUWK4dRZrrkEVg2

05/20/2026

Hey all! Join us on Wednesday, May 27th at the Columbus Metropolitan Library - Driving Park branch to create cardboard signs and banners for the Columbus climate rally. This is a great opportunity to express yourself while making sure no one can ignore us—or our message—at the rally the next day. Art supplies will be provided. Just bring yourself, some clothes you don’t care about getting paint on, and a friend!

https://secure.everyaction.com/8S7NlyVKxUWK4dRZrrkEVg2

05/20/2026

Tell your representatives: Ohioans demand climate action!

Sign up for Lobby Day during the Great Ohio Climate March! It'll be at the Statehouse from 2-4PM on Thursday the 28th! RSVP Here!

Lobby Day Thursday May 28, 2:00-4:00pmOhio Statehouse1 Capitol Sq, Columbus, OH Sign Up for Lobby Day Tell your representatives: Ohioans demand climate action! Join us for an afternoon of meetings…

05/19/2026

“Violation after violation after violation.” Roxanne Groff, Advisory Board Member of Buckeye Environmental Network, lays out why so many Ohio communities have lost faith in how injection wells are being regulated. Members of the Ohio Oil and Gas Association (OOGA) members have no faith in the association! We shouldn’t be left cleaning up the damage while companies walk away.

Sign the petition demanding stronger injection well regulations.
https://bit.ly/stop-injection-wells

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05/18/2026

Another voice from Southeast Ohio speaking up about the data center boom and what it could mean for our communities!More and more people are pushing back on these projects and asking why Ohio communities are being expected to carry the pollution, water use, and environmental risks so Big Tech can expand even further.

Sign Conserve Ohio's Petition against hyperscale datacenters at the link below!

https://conserveohio.com/

“If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face — forever.” — George Orwell Silicon Valley wants to control every single aspect of your life. They want to tell you what you can and can’t think. They want to control your movements. They want to monitor your eve...

05/15/2026

Please read this post and go to Conserve Ohio’s site to find out where to go to sign this petition against hyperscale data centers! This can only be done in person, locations are provided at the link below!

Conserveohio.com