December 14, 2012

NYS AG Schneiderman Prepares Methane Suit Against EPA

Schneiderman’s coalition charges that the EPA violated the Clean Air Act when it failed to address methane emissions in the August 2012 regulations.
By Casey Seiler, Capital Confidential, Dec. 11, 2012

CLICK HERE to read the letter to EPA Administrator …

December 13, 2012

Send Your Comments to DEC About Their Fracking Regulations!

30 Days of Fracking Regs Helps You Send Your Comments to NYS DEC

This is very important to the future of New York State and the Delaware River Basin. Click here to go to 30 Days of Fracking Regs and …

December 12, 2012

How the Feds Let Industry Pollute the Nation’s Underground Water Supply

Part of an Ongoing Investigation
By Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, Dec. 11, 2012

Federal officials have given energy and mining companies permission to pollute aquifers in more than 1,500 places across the country, releasing toxic material into underground reservoirs that help

December 5, 2012

Chesapeake Appalachia Sentenced for Clean Water Act Violations

Chesapeake Appalachia to pay a fine of $600,000.
By NEWS9, December 3, 2012

Chesapeake Appalachia was sentenced Monday in federal court for three violations of the Clean Water Act related to natural gas drilling activity in Wetzel County, according to …

December 3, 2012

The Top Fracking Threats to Health NY Must Assess

A group of health professionals is working to make sure the state thoroughly investigates the impacts of fracking on public health.
By Alison Rose Levy, AlterNet, Nov. 30, 2012

The good news is that a public health department— New York …

November 30, 2012

Fracking good for the climate? What a load of hot air

Natural gas cheerleaders must wake up to the inconvenient environmental truth
By Robert Howarth, NEW YORK DAILY NEWS, Nov. 29, 2012
November 28, 2012

Cuomo: State Will Extend Fracking Review

NYS DEP will apply for a new 90-day extension.
Capital Tonight, November 27, 2012

In Rochester earlier today to tour the Eastman Business Park, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the state Department of Environmental Conservation will apply for a new 90-day …

November 20, 2012

The Crisis in Oil and Gas Regulatory Enforcement

The U.S. faces a crisis in the enforcement of rules governing the oil and gas industry. The shale gas and shale oil boom has brought an expansion of oil and gas activity unseen in many parts the country since the …

November 17, 2012

Oilsands Contaminants Travel Further than Expected

Contaminants are collecting on the bottom of remote lakes up to 100 kilometres away.
By Margaret Munro, Edmonton Journal, Nov. 13, 2012

Federal scientists have uncovered evidence that contaminants wafting out Alberta’s oilsands operations are collecting on the bottom of

November 15, 2012

More Delay Possible on Hydrofracking in NYS

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By Karen DeWitt, NCPR, Nov. 15, 2012

New York State is facing a Nov. 29 deadline to write rules for the controversial gas drilling method hydraulic fracturing.

If the Department of Environmental Conservation Department …

November 14, 2012

An Exploratory Study of Air Quality Near Natural Gas Operations

This paper was peer-reviewed and accepted for publication by Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal
By Colborn T, Schultz K, Herrick L, and Kwiatkowski C

Abstract
This exploratory study was designed to assess air quality in a rural …

November 14, 2012

Danger If Ohio Watershed Conservancy District Leases Reservoirs for Fracking

         Report Cites Dangers If MWCD Leases Reservoirs for Fracking: Calls for Immediate Moratorium on Fracking Wells in Watersheds with Reservoirs

CLICK HERE to download the press release as a pdf.

A report commissioned by citizens opposed to hydraulic fracturing for …

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