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Guest Article / February 7, 2024
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ELIZABETH RATTRAYGuest Author
As we commemorate the one-year anniversary of the fateful train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, we must acknowledge the ongoing fallout. On February 3, 2023, the Norfolk Southern incident ignited a battle for public health, safety, and welfare over 100 miles away.
The so-called cleanup began with the questionable act of setting the mangle of toxic cargo ablaze. I had seen the national news when the story of the tragic train derailment broke. A few days later, when news included speculation about a cleanup strategy, I had an epiphany and exclaimed to my husband, “Oh no! It’s coming here!” Soon, truckloads of hazardous refuse rolled into the sleepy hamlet of Eaton Township, Ohio, home of Ross Environmental Services, Inc.
As a former member of the Eaton Township Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP) Committee and former member of the Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA), my gut told me to attend upcoming Trustee and Zoning Board meetings in person, as there is no other means of access to what local decisions are being made. I soon learned that an application was being made to expand local waste processing activities to allow local burial of the hazardous waste ash produced. The ash is currently shipped out for processing at distant receiving facilities. I discovered that when those shipments do not meet standard requirements, they must be reprocessed for disposal, at the expense of the originating incineration company.
During my involvement with the aforementioned community service appointments, there was no Heavy Industrial (HI) zoning in existence or even planned existence. A primary purpose of zoning is public health, safety, and wellbeing. I soon learned that the 83 acres of land in the heart of our community, occupied by the hazardous waste corporation, had been granted Heavy Industrial (HI) use designation. Here’s where it stupefies. Processing, burning, and burial of any and all chemical compounds are in the description of permitted land uses. That, to me, is unsound thinking where public health, safety, and prosperity are concerned.
Upon further examination, I came across public documentation outlining the shrewd crafting of Article 9 HI in Eaton Township’s zoning resolution. It literally says that various handling of substances deemed “inimical” (harmful) to health by Federal, State, and local entities are permitted land uses in HI regions in the township. This verbiage restricts any of those jurisdictions from authority over the landowner or business operating in hazardous capacities.
Fortunately, I was not the only community member to see the dangers and find this unacceptable verbiage. Regular attendance at both Zoning and Trustee meetings birthed a remnant of concerned citizens, who soon began to compare notes, share thoughts, and express concern for the interests of our neighbors, all of our families, and investment in our homes. Many of us grow food. Some still have wells for drinking water supply.
Any hazardous substance buried in the ground will inevitably make its way to aquifers, streams, and lakes. The water table in the region of Eaton Township, Ohio, is very high. No good system of management for groundwater in the region has ever been implemented, and the waterways ultimately flow to Lake Erie, which is the drinking water source for over 11 million people. Lake Erie, one of the Great Lakes, is part of the largest surface water supply in the world. Water, especially potable, is the most valuable commodity on the planet. According to the World Wildlife Foundation,¹ nearly 50% of people in the United States rely on groundwater for drinking and agricultural production. Protecting it should be a priority to everyone.
![Slope Creek Cottage in Belmont County, Ohio](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Eaton-Township.jpg)
Multiple factors appear to collide, creating a perfect storm. Within the roughly 22.8 square miles of Eaton Township, there is a fly ash dump, multiple salvage yards, two fracking brine tanks (that can have radioactive substances), and a hazardous waste processing facility. In trying to make sense of the zoning that guides land uses in Eaton Township, I found illustrations of contributing elements in several places. But the closest to this circumstance were discovered in a book titled Cannibal Capitalism by Michael C. Hill. In the book, the author depicts an unbiased look at how the economic business practices of corporations, leaders, and government are harming America. Bear with me, to paraphrase and depict just three of many factors, to offer possible components of how the zoning can go off the rails.
The first is a kind of “self-defeating suicide,” with selfishness as a core ethic. In that instance, short-term profits are chosen over long-term benefits. Life being relatively short in the continuum of time, how we steward resources will affect every living thing in the here and now, as well as all coming after.
A second element Hill’s book describes are cases where appointed community policy makers have an indirect connection to benevolent corporations. For example, what if a Zoning Board member (charged with determining zoning resolutions), were married to a local School Board member? If the school district receives significant financial benefits from the corporate entity, it can give the appearance of influence and impropriety.
The third and final observation I noted in the book is a concept called “selective morality.” In that instance, there is no honest debate, because there is no standard for morality. The practice of ignoring inconvenient facts becomes all too common. In the case of Eaton Township, Lorain County Prosecutor’s Office has advised the township Trustees to limit public comment during meetings and to disregard a Zoning Moratorium on Heavy Industrial (requesting permitted uses be revisited). All related public records requests must now be submitted to the Prosecutor involved.
Many decisions are presently guided by the county Prosecutor involved. When I served on the Eaton Township Comprehensive Land Use Plan Committee and the Board of Zoning Appeals, the Prosecutor’s Office was often consulted for legal guidance and protection. Most decisions were ultimately made by appointed officials, who are residents from within the community. Things have changed particularly in matters of Zoning. The input of the Prosecutor is increasingly accepted as the complete and final authority to follow.
No one can argue that humans create waste that must be dealt with using the most state-of-the-art methods. As far as we know, none does it better than Ross Environmental Services, Inc. operating under the zoning jurisdiction of Eaton Township. An application to rezone lands to Heavy Industrial (HI) was submitted and withdrawn by this local hazardous waste incineration corporation. A revised second application was then submitted under an active HI zoning moratorium.
The moratorium was placed for the express purpose of directing the Zoning Board to address the dangerously wide-open description of permitted land uses in HI areas. Following advice from the Prosecutors, the Trustees determined the moratorium to be unenforceable. The reason is still unclear. When residents questioned the moratorium matter, we were told it had something to do with “litigation” and the Trustees were not at liberty to talk about it to the public. Although too late to hold off on the second rezoning application, the moratorium has subsequently been accepted & even extended multiple times, with no revision to HI zoning yet. By examining the detailed wording of the following zoning excerpt, make note of a couple of things. First, that it has industry-specific uses included. Second, it states that items declared harmful by all levels of government, from Federal down to local subdivisions, are permitted land uses. Writing it in this manner not only resigns the authority of government but says the community accepts that anything-goes blank check for any business that comes in to operate.
![Slope Creek Cottage in Belmont County, Ohio](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/52748252528_19364d2943_k.jpg)
While many people from all angles of this public crisis see it as a battle between a single corporation and some disgruntled residents, it is a microcosm of a complexity that is plaguing our nation and beyond. It requires thoughtful planning, community involvement and dialog, honest information, and willingness to seek ways to do what is best for humanity. Pointing fingers and sharing half-truths about the safety of practices that often fail should not be the rule of the day. Nor should looking the other way in response to unrelated community contributions. If Dad is cheating on Mom, but he’s paying the mortgage, his actions are no less unacceptable to ignore.
Thanks to a small band of dedicated residents and community members, aided by a tenacious (nearly pro-bono) attorney, a successful referendum petition campaign has been mounted in Eaton Township. Now ISSUE 19 on the March 19, 2024 primary ballot gives residents a voice and a path to involvement in decision making that fuels a healthy ripple effect. A NO VOTE reverses permission to bury hazardous waste ash in Eaton Township.
The next order of business to put a stop to further exposure to hazards is a push to remove heavy industrial land uses from the zoning resolution entirely. It won’t stop existing exposures; it is a step in the right direction that will certainly help Stop Toxic Threat, a subcommittee of “Citizens For Better Lorain County Government.”
Take Action
- Please follow our Facebook Group Stop Toxic Threat
- Share and Donate to our GiveSendGo to support our referendum campaign to get the word out to VOTE NO on the Ohio March 19, 2024 Issue 19 for Eaton Township. For questions about the Stop Toxic Threat campaign, email Elizabeth Rattray at stoptoxicthreat@gmail.com.
- Reduce your waste footprint.
References
1. Emily Hermann & Enrique Prunes, “What Is Groundwater and Why Is It so Important?,” WWF, March 21, 2022, https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/what-is-groundwater-and-why-is-it-so-important.
About the Author
Elizabeth Rattray has been married over 32 years and is the mother of two adult children. She grew up in Hudson, Ohio, but raised her family 38 miles from there, in Eaton,Township. Although she homeschooled her kids for several years, her professional endeavors include magazine writing and corporate employee training. She has for several years had her own business, working from home as a licensed independent Medicare Enrollment Broker. That entails helping retirees and disabled beneficiaries navigate healthcare insurance needs. As a Jesus follower and woman of color, she is a faithful bridge builder who believes in community service and loving your neighbor.
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Impacts of 2020 Colonial Pipeline Rupture Continue to Grow
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Gas Storage Plan vs. Indigenous Rights in Nova Scotia
![](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Bradford-County-PA-gathering-lines-feature-1030x458.jpg)
Mapping Gathering Lines in Bradford County, Pennsylvania
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Trends in fracking waste coming to New York State from Pennsylvania
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2021 Pipeline Incidents Update: Safety Record Not Improving
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New York State Oil & Gas Well Drilling: Patterns Over Time
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Risky Byhalia Connection Pipeline Threatens Tennessee & Mississippi Health, Water Supply
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Shell’s Falcon Pipeline Under Investigation for Serious Public Safety Threats
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Kern County’s Drafted EIR Will Increase the Burden for Frontline Communities
![](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Waste-Disposal-Wells-in-Pennsylvania-feature-1030x458.jpg)
Pennsylvania’s Waste Disposal Wells – A Tale of Two Datasets
![Los Angeles, California skyline](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Los-Angeles-skyline-feature-1030x458.jpg)
California Oil & Gas Setbacks Recommendations Memo
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Oil and Gas Wells on California State Lands
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Industrial Impacts in Michigan: A Photo Essay & Story Map
![CA Setbacks Map](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/CASetbacksMappic-1030x422.jpg)
People and Production: Reducing Risk in California Extraction
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Documenting emissions from new oil and gas wells in California
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![](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/FracTracker-in-the-Field-promotion5-1030x579.jpg)
FracTracker in the Field: Building a Live Virtual Map
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![Mapping gathering lines in OH and WV feature](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Mapping-gathering-lines-in-OH-and-WV-feature-1030x458.jpg)
Mapping Gathering Lines in Ohio and West Virginia
![Oil & Gas waste tank operated by SWEPI and Enervest at the Hayes pad, Otsego County, Michigan May 21st, 2016](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Oil-Gas-waste-tank-in-Michigan-feature-1030x295.jpg)
The North Dakota Shale Viewer Reimagined: Mapping the Water and Waste Impact
![FracTracker Falcon Pipeline spills map](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/FalconPipelineFrontPage-1030x295.jpg)
Falcon Pipeline Construction Releases over 250,000 Gallons of Drilling Fluid in Pennsylvania and Ohio
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Systematic Racism in Kern County Oil and Gas Permitting Ordinance
![Bushkill Falls PA](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/waterfall-1806956_1920-1030x497.jpg)
Fracking Water Use in Pennsylvania Increases Dramatically
![North Brooklyn Pipeline demographics map](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/North-Brooklyn-Pipeline-demographics_1-1030x420.jpg)
New Yorkers mount resistance against North Brooklyn Pipeline
![Map of New 2020 Fracking Permits in California](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Map-of-New-2020-Fracking-Permits-in-California-1030x495.jpg)
California, Back in Frack
![California well pad](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/California-well-pad-1030x458.jpg)
California Setback Analyses Summary
![Compressor station within Loyalsock State Forest, PA.](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Compressor-station-within-Loyalsock-State-Forest-PA-1030x458.jpg)
Air Pollution from Pennsylvania Shale Gas Compressor Stations – REPORT
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New York State Oil & Gas Wells – 2020 Update
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National Energy and Petrochemical Map
![California Governor Gavin Newsom looks at surface expression oil spills](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/California-Governor-Gavin-Newsom--1030x457.jpg)
Governor Newsom Must Do More to Address the Cause of Oil Spill Surface Expressions
![Governor Newsom Well Watch website for California drilling](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Screen-Shot-2020-02-21-at-2.22.05-PM-1030x463.png)
Oil & Gas Well Permits Issued By Newsom Administration Rival Those Issued Under Gov. Jerry Brown
![destroyed home following pipeline explosion in San Bruno, CA](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/San-Bruno-Aftermath-feature-image.png)
Pipelines Continue to Catch Fire and Explode
![Overhead view of injection well](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Brookfield-1030x458.jpg)
The Hidden Inefficiencies and Environmental Costs of Fracking in Ohio
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Fracking in Pennsylvania: Not Worth It
![Captina Creek Watershed Feature](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Captina-Creek-Watershed-Feature-1030x457.jpg)
Fracking Threatens Ohio’s Captina Creek Watershed
![](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Newsom-Well-Watch-Feature-1030x458.jpg)
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How State Regulations Hold Us back and What Other Countries are doing about Fracking
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New Method for Locating Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells is Tested in New York State
![Ohio Secret Fracking Chemicals Report](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/OHSecretChem-797x1030.png)
![](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Abandoned-wells-PA-feature-1030x458.png)
Abandoned Wells in Pennsylvania: We’re Not Doing Enough
![](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/DSC_0624_LowRes-1030x674.jpg)
![](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Cracker-Plant-2-1030x469.jpg)
The Underlying Politics and Unconventional Well Fundamentals of an Appalachian Storage Hub
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Permitting New Oil and Gas Wells Under the Newsom Administration
![](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Beaver-Cracker-Plant-Feature-1030x458.jpg)
Mapping the Petrochemical Build-Out Along the Ohio River
![Urban Drilling in Los Angeles](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/SignalHill_DavidMcNew_GettyImages_edit.jpg)
Impact of a 2,500′ Oil and Gas Well Setback in California
![](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Washington-County-Rig-2-1030x458.jpg)
Production and Location Trends in PA: A Moving Target
![](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/PipelineConstructionFeature-1030x458.png)
The Falcon Public Monitoring Project
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Release: The 2019 You Are Here map launches, showing New York’s hurdles to climate leadership
![https://www.kvpr.org/post/dormant-risky-new-state-law-aims-prevent-problems-idle-oil-and-gas-wells](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/IdleWellsHathaway_resize.jpg)
Idle Wells are a Major Risk
![DOGGR](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/chevron-surface-expression_resize.jpg)
Literally Millions of Failing, Abandoned Wells
![](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/KSOKNE-Injection-Wells-1030x458.png)
Wicked Witch of the Waste
![](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/PipelineConstructionPA.png)
The Growing Web of Oil and Gas Pipelines
![destroyed home following pipeline explosion in San Bruno, CA](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/San-Bruno-Aftermath-feature-image.png)
Unnatural Disasters
![](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/SWD_PA2-1030x458.png)
Getting Rid of All of that Waste – Increasing Use of Oil and Gas Injection Wells in Pennsylvania
![Bird's eye view of an injection well (oil and gas waste disposal)](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/InjectionWell-Sky-Feature.jpg)
A Disturbing Tale of Diminishing Returns in Ohio
![](https://www.fractracker.org/a5ej20sjfwe/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/UncWellsPerYear_2005_2018-1030x682.png)
Pennsylvania Drilling Trends in 2018
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