Fracking Debate Goes On
A recent Quinnipiac Poll shows New Yorkers are opposed to hydraulic fracturing, as arguments for and against the controversial gas drilling practice...» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleMore Fracking Pro And Con - The Battle Rages On
The future of hydraulic fracturing has been in limbo since the New York state Department of Environmental Conservation began a review of the practice in...» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleEven On Earth Day: NY Fracking Debate Rages On
Green group "Elected Officials to Protect New York" today released copies of local resolutions from municipalities around the state, urging Governor...» E-Mail This
View ArticleDemocrats Introduce Fracking Waste Legislation
Democrats in the state Senate have introduced legislation to ban hydraulic fracturing waste product from the state. The minority conference released...» E-Mail This
View ArticleNY Court Upholds Communities’ Right To Protect Residents From Fracking
New York State continues wait for final word on hydraulic fracturing, the controversial gas drilling method on hold since 2008. Monday's Court of...» E-Mail This
View ArticleHealth Care Professionals Opposed To Fracking Urge Cuomo Adm. To Look At More...
A group of health care professionals are seeking a meeting with Governor Cuomo’s health department, saying they have compiled a compendium of new and on...» E-Mail This
View ArticleNew Poll Shows Growing Opposition To Fracking
A Time Warner Cable News/Siena College poll released late Wednesday showed 51 percent of voters in the Southern Tier and Hudson Valley oppose...» E-Mail This
View ArticleTX Gas Drillers Agree With NY To Report Risks
Two Texas companies that drill for natural gas have signed agreements with New York's attorney general to release information about the financial risks...» E-Mail This
View ArticleNew Analysis And Science Answer Governor Cuomo’s Fracking Concerns
Health professionals and scientists are out with two new independent summations of the risks and harms of shale gas development and hydraulic fracturing...» E-Mail This
View ArticleReport Finds Local Votes On Fracking Resulted In Apparent Conflicts Of Interest
A reform group studied votes taken by local governments across the state on whether to allow hydro-fracking, and found numerous potential conflicts of...» E-Mail This
View ArticleFracking Banned In New York
Environmentalists are celebrating after Governor Andrew Cuomo says there will be no hydrofracking in New York for now, citing inconclusive scientific...» E-Mail This
View ArticleNY Fracking Ban Decision Elicits Different Reactions
It will probably go down as the biggest decision of the year in New York State – a ban on fracking. Wednesday’s news came the same day casino license...» E-Mail This
View ArticleBlair Horner: The Governor Bans Fracking
The big news last week was the decision by the Cuomo Administration to prohibit the controversial high-volume hydraulic fracturing, or fracking....» E-Mail This
View ArticlePolls: Voters Support NY Gov's Fracking Ban
When New York became the second state in the nation (after Vermont) to ban the controversial gas drilling method hydraulic fracturing, some were...» E-Mail This
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