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UPDATE – Municipal Fracking Bans Upheld

By Misti Duvall on May 20, 2013
On May 2, an appeals court decision in the Dryden and Middlefield cases upheld local zoning laws that ban fracking within town borders, finding that such bans do not conflict with New York State’s Oil, Gas, and Solution Mining Law (OGSML). More

PA Trip Underscores Need for Fracking Moratorium

By Misti Duvall on May 7, 2013
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PA residents, Sens.Carlucci, Tkaczyk, Perkins
Recently, I was fortunate to be able to join a tour of high-volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing (fracking) sites and infrastructure in Susquehanna County, PA with several of our partners and NY State Sens. Carlucci, Tkaczyk, and Perkins. More

New Revelations Raise Questions about Integrity of Fracking Review

By Misti Duvall on April 25, 2013
Revelations this week about three of the consulting firms involved in New York State’s ongoing environmental review process assessing high volume horizontal hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) raise serious questions about conflicts of interest and add to the list of fundamental flaws in the review process. More

Tell Gov. Cuomo to Protect our Health and Safety from Fracking!

By Misti Duvall on April 23, 2013
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Call Governor Cuomo today at (866) 584-6799 and tell him that he must keep his promise to protect our health and safety, and wait for the science and facts from critical health studies before making a decision about whether to move forward on fracking! More

Municipal Fracking Ban Appeals Heard by Appellate Division Thursday

By Mike Dulong on March 22, 2013
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Middlefield Neighbors, a grassroots anti-fracking group from the small town of Middlefield, NY demonstrate their opposition to fracking. Photo via Flickr 350.org
Oral argument in the Dryden and Middlefield municipal fracking ban cases was heard yesterday, March 21, 2013, at the Appellate Division, Third Judicial Department, in Albany. More

Urge Your Senator to put the Health of all NY’ers first & Support a Fracking Moratorium!

By Misti Duvall on March 18, 2013
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New York has a unique opportunity to learn from the unfortunate experiences of others in states that decided to move forward with fracking before understanding what the health and human costs would be. More

Riverkeeper Supports Legislation to Impose a Moratorium on Fracking in NY

By Yvonne King on March 7, 2013
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Ossining, NY – March 7, 2013 – Yesterday afternoon, the New York State Assembly passed a moratorium on issuing fracking permits until May 15, 2012 in legislation that also requires the state to undertake a comprehensive health impact assessment to be completed no later than … More

Help Prevent Spreading of Radioactive Frack Fluid on Putnam’s Roads

By Krista Yacovone on March 5, 2013
Hydraulic fracturing in the Marcellus Shale produces millions of gallons of radioactive waste fluid, which is currently allowed to be spread on roads in 16 counties in New York State and which could be introduced into Putnam County, endangering the health and safety of Putnam … More

Explaining Fracking’s Potential Health Impacts

By Krista Yacovone on February 21, 2013
On Tuesday, February 19, the Center for Health, Environment and Justice hosted a webinar by Dr. Jerome A. Paulson on the potential health impacts of high-volume hydraulic fracturing (fracking). Dr. Paulson is a Professor of Pediatrics and of Occupational & Environmental Health at George Washington … More

Not One Well Until the Science and Facts on the Health Impacts of Fracking are Known

By Yvonne King on February 11, 2013
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Governor Cuomo is poised to make a crucial decision on fracking without first completing a comprehensive health review. More
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