Local Boards of Health Have Considerable Powers in New York State
January 5, 2009Mixing Gas and Water: Drilling in the City's Watershed
January 14, 2009Shirari, ShaleShock.org
Summary:
A.) Since long-term use of compressors will be needed to push the gas from the Marcellus Shale along the pipelines, and long-term exposure to the low-frequency noise (LFN) of compressors is injurious to health (Vibroacoustic Disease,VAD), the DEC will need to coordinate with the Public Service Commission (PSC) at the earliest stages of siting and permitting of horizontal drilling for gas in the Marcellus Shale in order to assure adequate set-back from homes and schools, etc. The DEC may even need to take over the PSC’s regulation of the post-drilling production and transmission phase.
