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Green Groups Cry ‘Foul’ after State Gives Exclusive Regulatory Access to Gas Industry

By Earthworks, Environmental Advocates of New York, Environment New York, Riverkeeper For more information contact: Erica Ringewald, 518-210-9903; [email protected] ALBANY, NY (06/28/2012)(readMedia)– In response to reports that the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation gave the gas industry and its lobbyists exclusive preliminary access to draft regulations and plans related to high volume hydraulic fracturing or “fracking,” Earthworks, Environmental Advocates of New York, Environment New York, and Riverkeeper released the following statement: “We are appalled that the Department of Environmental Conservation fed privileged information to the gas industry before […]

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Proposal to Allow ‘Limited’ Fracking Draws Opposition From All Around New York State

New environmental coalition urges Cuomo to drop fracking plan

Green coalition urges Cuomo to reject fracking

Anti-frackers at the Capitol for joint action

Riverkeeper Joins Grassroots at Fracking Rally in Albany

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Today, almost one hundred organizations and professionals, stand together to oppose the plan that was leaked to The New York Times last week, which would establish a demonstration program for high-volume hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” in parts of Broome, Chemung, Chenango, Steuben and Tioga counties. We are here to deliver the message that any decision on whether or not to frack anywhere in New York State cannot and should not be made before the impacts to our health, environment and economy have been comprehensively and properly assessed. The current version […]

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Fracking will not mean US energy independence

Cuomo Weighs Letting Towns Decide Fracking

Cuomo Weighs Letting Towns Decide Fracking

Riverkeeper Responds to NY State’s Plan to Move Fracking Forward in Limited Number of Counties

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Today the New York Times reported on a New York State plan to limit fracking to portions of New York counties, at least for the next several years, and to permit it only in communities that express support for the technology.

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