By Jon Campbell, Politics on the Hudson, May 2, 2013
A mid-level appeals court on Thursday said local governments in New York can ban hydraulic fracturing and shale-gas drilling …
A mid-level appeals court on Thursday said local governments in New York can ban hydraulic fracturing and shale-gas drilling …
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 …
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
The New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG) has sent a letter to New York State Governor Cuomo urging him to reject the Revised Draft Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement (dSGEIS) due to a conflict of interest on the part …
Our opinion: The Legislature should pass a moratorium on fracking while multiple studies are under way.
Whether …
This VIDEO is from the Fleased Forum on Gas Lease Termination, held in Norwich, NY on March 14, 2013. It is rather long, but very informative. The presentation by attorney Joe Heath on Gas Lease Termination starts at the …
A Quinnipiac University poll released March 20, 2013 shows statewide opposition to fracking is growing. The new poll finds opponents outnumbering supporters …
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A third upstate New York town has won a court challenge to its ban on natural gas …
Cornell Press Release.
By Blaine Friedlander
You’ll really love New York. Converting all of the state’s energy sources from natural gas, coal and fossil fuel to wind, water …
This document makes a very important point, which is that any moratorium period should be devoted not only to studying health impacts, but also the economic impact issues.
Alison Rose Levy speaks with two guests: Dr. Larysa Dyrszka, MD of Concerned Health Professionals of New York, a group that calls for a …
The state’s top health regulator on Tuesday signaled he would need more time to complete his review …