MARTINS FERRY, OH (WTRF) - Three months since state officials announced the cleanup was completed at Austin Master Services, the facility in Martins Ferry that stored thousands of tons of oil and gas waste beyond the legal limit—including some radioactive material—officials say they still do not have test results pertaining to that cleanup.

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) said in a statement on May 28 that the cleanup had been "completed in accordance with the terms of the contract and its May 28, 2025, completion date." The ODNR specified it was waiting on test results from a contractor to confirm "the facility is restored to conditions as they existed before Austin Master Services received the permit."

In a later statement in June, the ODNR said the lab analysis could t

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