May 18, 2013
damascus citizens for sustainability
clean water, air & land are basic human rights
New York State needs action on Fracking! In response to overwhelming public pressure, legislation was introduced in both the Assembly and Senate to enact a two-year moratorium on fracking until a comprehensive health impact assessment can be completed. The … Continue reading
On May 7, 2013 the League offered comments to the Environmental Protection Agency’s Science Advisory Board on the study of the potential impacts of hydraulic fracturing on drinking water resources. The comments were delivered on behalf of LWVUS and 18 different state … Continue reading
Your snail mail letters have paid off! The latest news from New York – according to the New York Times, “After four years of study by the state, the Cuomo administration now says its decision on whether to allow high-volume hydraulic fracturing in New … Continue reading
There was a time not so long ago when the most contentious issue in Dryden, New York, was hiring a new dog catcher. Situated in New York’s Finger Lakes region, … Continue reading
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has taken a number of steps to revamp New York’s energy policy since taking office, but critics still have found plenty to criticize in the direction the state … Continue reading
The maps included here are from an XTO permit application of August 2012, and give a quick view of what goes/comes from where.
Looks like there will be quite a bit of traffic around and right next to the Cannonsville Reservoir, the westernmost NYC watershed reservoir. … Continue reading
A mid-level appeals court on Thursday said local governments in New York can ban hydraulic fracturing and shale-gas drilling within their borders, delivering a major blow to the natural-gas … Continue reading
A number of us heard the news release from the Binghamton NPR station earlier tonight that the PA DEP has decided that the gas in Matt and Tammy Manning’s Franklin Forks water well is NOT from any gas well drilled by WPX but is instead from biogenic sources.
Interesting that … Continue reading
Westchestesr/Rockland Newsday reports on a trip NY State Senator David Carlucci took to view hydrofracking sites in PA, a trip that has increased his determination to push a bill he has introduced to delay any permits on hydrofracking until three studies on health and environmental impacts have been completed.
The Texas Tribune reported yesterday on legislative attempts to address the damage done to Texas roads by drilling:
“The Texas Department of Transportation has estimated that maintaining infrastructure impacted by the drilling boom will cost $4 billion a year. Advocates are urging lawmakers to tap the state’s Rainy Day Fund
