Steubenville accepts $1.1 million bid to frack 157 acres of its own land, including two parks
The town of Steubenville sits near the Ohio River. (Photo by Rick Gershon/Getty Images.)The eastern Ohio city of Steubenville accepted a $1.1 million bid to lease about 157 acres of its own land for fracking during Tuesday’s city council meeting. Steubenville City Council voted to lease 19 parcels to Oklahoma-based Ascent Resources – Utica, said…