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, …

September 18, 2012

NY Officials Urge Gov. Cuomo to Continue Fracking Moratorium

Elected Officials to Protect NY Petition the Governor

On August 4th, more than 280 local elected officials from 34 counties across New York State called on Governor Cuomo to continue the fracking moratorium and to do additional study before a …

September 18, 2012

DRBC Receives Petition Asserting It Has Jurisdiction Over Pipelines

PA Environment Digest, Sept. 14, 2012

The Delaware River Basin Commission was served with a formal petition Wednesday asserting the regulatory body has an obligation to exercise its jurisdiction over the proliferation of pipelines being constructed and proposed within the …

September 18, 2012

Rendell Says He Supports a Drilling Moratorium Along the Delaware

By Susan Phillips, Sept 14, 2012

For­mer Gov. Ed Ren­dell told a group of envi­ron­men­tal­ists that he believes nat­ural gas drilling can be done safely, but he would back a con­tin­ued delay in drilling along the Delaware River.

“I would …

September 18, 2012

New York's Fractivists Keep the Heat on Cuomo

Fracktivists have turned increasingly to direct action and civil disobedience to make sure Cuomo and leaders in other states feel the heat
by Nicholas Kusnetz, The Nation, Sept. 12, 2012

On a hot and breezy August morning, more than 1,000 …

September 18, 2012

The Committee to Frack New York?

The friends of fracking have a friend in Governor Cuomo, and the Committee to Save New York has a lot to do with that.
By Kevin Connor, LittleSis, August 16, 2012

New York State governor Andrew Cuomo has gotten a

September 15, 2012

Pittsburgh Ban on Natural Gas Fracking Faces Challenge from State Authorities

In 2010, Pittsburgh adopted a first-in-the-nation ordinance banning corporations from extracting natural gas within the city using the controversial technique known as hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” over human health and environmental concerns. However, state officials now say the ban on …

September 14, 2012

Prominent Conservation Society to Take $30 Million from Chesapeake Energy?

So we have two environmental conservation agencies going to the coffers of the natural gas industry?
By Sean Kitchen, Raging Chicken Press, Sept. 10, 2012

Suppose you are a leader of a nationally prominent environmental conservation society or even a …

September 13, 2012

Top Cuomo Aide’s Oil and Gas Holdings Raise Questions of Impartiality

Top Cuomo advisor may be in a position to benefit personally from the outcome of the Governor’s decision on fracking.
By Dusty Horwitt, and Thomas Cluderay, Environmental Working Group, Sept. 2012

As New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo nears a decision …

September 8, 2012

New Report Questions PA Environmental Chief's Assertion About Methane Contamination

Leroy Township, PA Gas Migration Continues

In the Leroy Township area an actual gas well ‘blowout’ event is ongoing, but the drilling company and the PA DEP insist that the ‘event’ is over.  Gas Safety’s testing has shown that the …

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