Yost lets Texas company behind dubious pro-fracking letters off with no punishment

  • 📰 wsyx6
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 31 sec. here
  • 9 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 40%
  • Publisher: 53%

Fracking News

Letters,Ohio,Yost

About a year ago, more than a thousand letters bearing the names of Ohioans purportedly supporting fracking in state parks were submitted to the state.

, was among those who discovered that a multitude of people had no idea about the letters on a state agency's website.

Save Our Parks took their information to Yost, who promised to investigate, but in the past year, they haven't heard anything back. Melissa Wright, Yost's consumer protection chief, told the Texas group its alleged actions were "Unacceptable and potentially illegal."In the end, however, the company was assured that no action would be taken against CEA at this time.When we showed Cowan Becker the letter, she was taken aback...

ABC 6 asked Cowan Becker how it feels to not receive a response from the attorney general's office after being the ones who pointed this out.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 444. in US

United States United States Latest News, United States United States Headlines