September 2012

September 27, 2012

Federal Court Confirms Right of NY Attorney General and Environmental Groups to Compel Compliance with NEPA

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FEDERAL COURT CONFIRMS RIGHT OF NEW YORK ATTORNEY GENERAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS TO COMPEL COMPLIANCE WITH NEPA BUT DISMISSES CASE AS PREMATURE WHILE AFFIRMING FUTURE RIGHT TO REVIEW

Damascus Citizens for Sustainability …

September 27, 2012

Shale Health Advisory Panel in Works

A PA Senate Republican leader is drafting a bill to create a panel to address public health and safety issues stemming from drilling operations in the Marcellus Shale region.
By Robert Swift, thetimes-tribune.com, Sept. 26, 2012

A Senate Republican leader …

September 25, 2012

Penn State’s Academic Integrity Tested by Complaint

The Responsible Drilling Alliance has filed formal complaints with the Middle States Commission on Higher Education that cite “unethical practices and abuse of public trust” for three papers published by Penn State professors.
By Tara Zrinski and Rachel Morgan, Shalereporter.com,
September 24, 2012

Facts About Radon in Natural Gas in NYC

Download the fact sheet, from DCS, about radon in natural gas in New York City

Radon Facts

  1. 1.       Radon is a tasteless, odorless, colorless, naturally occurring radioactive noble (does not react with other elements) gas created by the radioactive decay
September 24, 2012

New York State Plans Health Review as It Weighs Gas Drilling

The Cuomo administration now says its decision on whether to allow high-volume hydraulic fracturing in New York will have to wait until it conducts a review of the potential public health effects of the controversial natural gas drilling process.
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September 21, 2012

Shell Fracks Egypt, Threatening Scarce Water Resources; Egyptians Demand Moratorium.

Shell is bringing fracking to Egypt, threatening the North African country’s already limited water resources.

The company is using hydraulic fracturing technology to drill three wells in Egypt’s Western Desert, in the Alam El Shawish West concession. Concerned that scarce …

September 21, 2012

Can Fracking Ever Be Done Safely?

Assurances that fracking can be done safely through regulation should be seen as mass sedatives, not real protection.
By Alison Rose Levy, AlterNet, Sept. 19, 2012

Governor Andrew Cuomo appears to have hit the pause button on once-imminent plans to

September 21, 2012

EWG Sues Cuomo Administration

Cuomo Administration Failure to Disclose Drilling Documents Prompts EWG Lawsuit

The dismissal of information from all but industry was the subject of the public hearing Tony Avella organized at NYC Council in July — its YouTube is on the DCS

September 21, 2012

Gas Drilling, Homeowners Don't Mix

If gas drilling comes to the Southern Tier, homeowners have property-related effects to consider, whether they have already signed a gas lease or are still considering one
By Elisabeth N. Radow, PressConnects.com, Sept. 18, 2012

Elisabeth Radow is the managing

September 19, 2012

In Tusten, it’s Reynosa vs. Lang; Drilling, Waterfront Project are Issues

Reynosa is opposed to drilling, and supported the zoning changes the town adopted that effectively zoned out drilling and other types of high-impact industrial activity.
By Fritz Mayer, The River Reporter, Sept. 18, 2012

The race for a seat on …

September 19, 2012

Complaint Filed Against Penn State

The Responsible Drilling Alliance has filed a complaint with the Middle States Commission on Higher Education against Pennsylvania State University

The Responsible Drilling Alliance, a nonprofit 501 (c) (3) organization in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, has filed a complaint against Pennsylvania State …

September 19, 2012

City Backs Local Control of Shale Drilling Regulations

Pittsburgh challenges the zoning language in state Act 13.
By Timothy McNulty, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Sept. 17, 2012

Pittsburgh City Council will file a legal brief next week supporting the Commonwealth Court decision throwing out statewide zoning for Marcellus Shale drilling, …

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