Finally, a FERC decision that does NOT support the oil and gas industry!
Since the first draft of the EPA’s study on the impact of fracking on drinking water, DCS …
DCS has been involved in the EPA study since it was first proposed by NY Congressman Hinchey in 2009. We have submitted strong and detailed comments at every opportunity and gotten many scientists and impacted citizens to also testify about …
A compressor station for the Millennium pipeline has been proposed in Eldred, NY, and is now before the Federal Regulatory Energy Commission (FERC). This compressor station is opposed by many local groups on health, quality of life, environmental and economic …
Since 2008, Damascus Citizens for Sustainability has been among the leaders in the fight against fracking, often working behind the scenes to achieve tangible results. For example, in 2012 DCS proposed a ban on frack waste in New York …
The EPA’s Office of Research and Development (ORD) requested that the Science Advisory Board (SAB) conduct a peer …
Two scientists have highlighted dangerous water contamination from a fracking operation in Wyoming…
When Congress severely limited …
Fracking polluted underground water …
After years of asserting that hydraulic fracturing has never tainted drinking water, the Obama administration issued …
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In a decision that stunned supporters and critics …
The EPA will limit methane emissions from existing oil and gas facilities — a huge move by the federal agency, …
