May 23, 2013
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The state Senate overwhelmingly passed legislation banning the use of hydraulic fracturing for natural gas exploration in New Jersey.
The 33-1 vote came after Sen. Joseph Kyrillos (R-Monmouth) unsuccessfully asked for a five-year moratorium instead of an outright ban.
Sen. Robert Gordon (D-Bergen), … Continue reading
E-mails published in The New York Times reveal that industry consultants and analysts say that public statements by the gas industry do not match reality. In these e-mails, people within the industry voice grave concerns, because the analysis of data from thousands of wells shows that industry has organized a … Continue reading
HARRISBURG — The state’s top health official said Friday that his agency needs resources to create a registry for tracking whether spikes in illnesses could be related to shale gas drilling.
That request by Department of Health Secretary Eli Avila to the Marcellus Shale … Continue reading
Registry would be first of its kind in nation
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Gov. Tom Corbett’s top health adviser said Friday that he wants to make Pennsylvania the first state to create a registry to track illnesses in communities near heavy drilling in the Marcellus … Continue reading
The worst Texas drought since record-keeping began 116 years ago may crimp an oil and natural- gas drilling boom as government officials ration water supplies crucial to energy exploration.
In the hardest-hit areas, water-management districts are warning residents and businesses to curtail usage from rivers, … Continue reading
The worst Texas drought since record-keeping began 116 years ago may crimp an oil and natural- gas drilling boom as government officials ration water supplies crucial to energy exploration.
In the hardest-hit areas, water-management districts are warning residents and businesses to curtail usage from rivers, lakes and aquifers. … Continue reading
Demand For Fracking Study In Delaware River Basin Has Been Ignored
Even Though Drilling Would Affect NY Watershed And Portions Of 8 New York Counties
Feds Abandon Legally Required Responsibility To Assess Environmental & Public Health Impacts Of Gas … Continue reading
http://www.care2.com/causes/environment/blog/an-anti-fracking-victory-in-south-africa/
http://naturalgasforeurope.com/south-africa-takes-cautionary-approach.htm
When the South African government recently announced a national moratorium on hydraulic fracturing, the controversial, water-intense and polluting method of extracting natural gas from underground layers of shale rock also known as … Continue reading
United States Army Corps of Engineers,
United States Fish and Wildlife Service,
United States National Park Service, United States Department of Interior,
United States Environmental Protection Agency
State of New York by Eric T. Schneiderman, Attorney General
View Complaint … Continue reading
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