May 23, 2013
damascus citizens for sustainability
clean water, air & land are basic human rights
Its contents remain mostly a mystery. But fracking wastewater has revealed one of its secrets: It can be highly radioactive. And yet no agency really regulates its handling, transport or disposal. A four-part series on radiation in fracking wastewater by Rachel Morgan of the Beaver County Times.
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The idea is only as good as the company, the requested scope (including how and where testing is done) and the review of the draft study.
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Press Release – for immediate release July 30, 2012
Radon New York City: 16 Block Associations, more Legislators, Manhattan BP, Businesses and NYC Residents Join the Concern over Radon for Dinner!
…Asking Speaker Quinn Again for Hearings on Radon in Marcellus Gas Coming to NYC
Block associations representing 16 … Continue reading
Click HERE to read the full letter, including related Block Association letters and all signatories.
Read the Press Release here.
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For his desired ban on the sale of 32-ounce sugar-sweetened beverages in restaurants, delis, sports arenas, movie theaters and food carts, … Continue reading
Press Release – for immediate release June 4, 2012
Speaker Quinn is asked for Hearings on Radon in Marcellus gas coming to NYC
Damascus Citizens for Sustainability(DCS) and NYH2O along with over 50 signatories have sent a letter to Speaker Quinn of the New York City Council asking for her … Continue reading
Click HERE to read the letter as delivered on June 4.
Read the Press Release here.
For additional information:
NY groups: Radon in Marcellus gas could jeopardize public health… Continue reading
RWMA is a Vermont-based consulting firm established in 1989. Our expert team of scientists and engineers evaluate the impact of proposed and existent radioactive waste facilities to assist organizations that are faced with nuclear waste management issues.
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These comments on the proposed DEC regulations on Marcellus Shale Development pertain primarily to health and safety issues. Since the previous GEIS1, DEC has examined the regulatory experience in other states and responded to the concerns of New York City and … Continue reading
The shale deposits that have the US gas industry so excited were studied after WWII by the Atomic Energy Commission and declared to be the largest uranium resource in the US. Because the gas industry is now going after gas by drilling into a uranium resource their new gas is contaminated … Continue reading
