More than 40 Ohio forest-owners have found it worthwhile so far. They've enrolled more than 5,000 acres in 15 Ohio counties, according to Rooney. But, for Funk, the credits are just a bonus.

The public can comment on the plan in writing or during online meetings Monday and Tuesday. Fossil fuel companies have targeted Ohio’s only national forest for years and in 2016 the BLM first ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio― A federal judge blocked new oil and gas leasing and fracking in Ohio’s Wayne National Forest late Monday ... Oil spills and other harms from offshore drilling have done immense damage ...

In a swampy wooded area in Athens County, David Funk moves swiftly past sycamores coming-of-age, and the frogs belting below them, to a small stand of walnut trees. With the snip of his pruning shears ...