March 3, 2012
Mary Jo Long, Esq.
Introduction:
I am going to talk about the legal rights and powers of local government with respect to gas drilling in their communities. First, I am going to review 2 NY Court decisions that were made …
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March 2, 2012
It’s not only toxic – it’s driven by a right-wing billionaire who profits more from flipping land than drilling for gas.
By Jeff Goodell, Rolling Stone, March 1, 2012Aubrey McClendon, America’s second-largest producer of natural gas, has never been …
March 2, 2012
Federal Scientists Warn NY of Fracking Risks
By Dusty Horwitt, Senior Counsel, EWG, February 22, 2012
By Dusty Horwitt, Senior Counsel, EWG, February 22, 2012
The U.S. Geological Survey has warned New York state regulators that their plan to allow drilling and hydraulic fracturing for natural gas in the …
March 1, 2012
The grassroots organization is widening their scope in order to help the watershed of the Susquehanna River.
alternet.orgThe citizen group Damascus Citizens for Sustainability (DCS) has filed a public records request to force the Susquehanna River Basin Comission (SRBC), …
March 1, 2012
PR Newswire, Damascus Citizens for Sustainability
Information Request Seeks Records From Susquehanna River Basin Commission To Demonstrate Whether It Has Been Doing Its Water Resources Protection Job
MILANVILLE, Pa., Feb. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The citizen group Damascus Citizens for …
March 1, 2012
Michelle Bamberger and Robert E. Oswald
Abstract
Environmental concerns surrounding drilling for gas are intense due to expansion of shale gas drilling operations. Controversy surrounding the impact of drilling on air and water quality has pitted industry and leaseholders against …
February 29, 2012
Like Wyoming, Utah Finds High Wintertime Ozone Pollution Near Oil, Gas Wells
By Mark Jaffe, The Denver Post, February 26, 2012
By Mark Jaffe, The Denver Post, February 26, 2012
High levels of winter ozone air pollution have been recorded in a Utah oil and gas field — after …
February 29, 2012
PA Woman: Chemicals in my Water in Drilling Area
By Kevin Begos, Associated Press, February 24, 2012
By Kevin Begos, Associated Press, February 24, 2012
EVANS CITY, Pa. (AP) — A woman says state environmental officials refused to do follow-up tests after their lab reported her drinking water …
February 29, 2012
Hydraulic Fracturing a Danger to Water, Food, Farmland: NFU Calls for a Moratorium
National Farmer’s Union, February 23, 2012
National Farmer’s Union, February 23, 2012
(Rimbey, Alberta, February 23, 2012) “Many farmers in my area who either have direct experience with the destructive nature of hydro-fracking …
February 27, 2012
Citizen Group Takes Action to Force Interstate Body to Show It Is Protecting the Vital Water Resources of PA, NY State and MD from Fracking
Information Request Seeks Records From Susquehanna River Basin Commission To Demonstrate Whether It Has Been
…February 25, 2012
Lawsuit against Town of Middlefield over fracking ban is dismissed.
The lawsuit filed against the Town of Middlefield by a large landowner seeking to overturn an ordinance banning hydraulic fracturing (gas drilling) has been dismissed by the State of New …
February 21, 2012
MIREYA NAVARRO, NEW YORK TIMES
In August, Dryden’s Town Board used its zoning laws to pass a drilling ban, one salvo in a battle that is playing out nationwide as energy companies move to drill in densely populated areas. A …
