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Judge Hears Arguments in Suit Against Army Corps and Delaware River Basin Commission Over New Gas Development Regulations

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 24, 2012 Contacts: Maya van Rossum, the Delaware Riverkeeper, P: 215.369.1188 x 102 Cinda Waldbuesser, National Parks Conservation Association, P: 215.327.2529 Tina Posterli, Riverkeeper, P: 516.526.9371 Lawsuit charges that an analysis must be completed and environmental impacts understood before drilling moves forward in the Delaware River Basin Brooklyn, N.Y. – Today, the Hon. Judge Garaufis of the U.S. District Court in Brooklyn, New York heard arguments in a lawsuit against the Army Corps of Engineers and the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) for their failure to […]

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Release of turbid water into Lower Esopus Creek is illegal, Riverkeeper contends

State well inspections ‘inadequate’

Environmentalists say before fracking is allowed, current oil and gas wells need closer inspections

State well inspections ‘inadequate’

In public comments, Ulster County demands NYC funds for Lower Esopus landowners and towns

Riverkeeper Calls on DEC to Require New York City’s Discharges into Lower Esopus Creek to Comply with State Law

New Report: New York Fails to Oversee Oil and Gas Drilling, Enforce Laws

Inadequate enforcement guarantees irresponsible oil and gas development (http://enforcement-ny.earthworksaction.org), which questions New York's ability to oversee the state's existing and proposed gas drilling operations-Citizens Campaign for the Environment, Environmental Advocates of New York, Catskill Mountainkeeper, Hudson Riverkeeper, Sierra Club-Atlantic Chapter, and Environment New York released a statement.

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The Natural Gas Boom: Doing More Harm Than Good?

Intelligence Squared Fracking Debate Discusses Pros and Cons Of Shale Gas Boom (VIDEO)

Tell Gov. Hochul to block invasive species at the Erie and Champlain canals
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