Fracking/Gas Drilling - Press Releases

New Review Shows Further Revelations of Additional Disturbing Conflicts of Interest Learn More

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to postpone decision on fracking pending further health study Learn More

Coalition asks Inspector General to determine whether political meddling led agency to drop probe of gas drilling company Learn More

In official comments, call on state to complete review of environmental and health impacts before finalizing regulations Learn More

A coalition of New York State’s leading environmental and good-government groups today called on state officials to publicly release the details of a health review of proposed fracking that is currently underway. Learn More

Contact: Ellen Weininger, Grassroots Environmental Education (914) 422-3141 Susan Van Dolsen, Westchester For Change (914) 525-8886 Suzannah Glidden, Croton Watershed Clean Water Coalition (914) 234-6470 County Ban Prohibits Road-Spreading, Processing or Dumping of Toxic Waste from Gas Drilling (White Plains, NY) – A coalition of health and environmental groups gathered in White Plains today to congratulate the Westchester County Board of Legislators for unanimously voting to prohibit the sale, application and disposal of waste products from natural gas drilling anywhere in the county. The new law, which applies to all … Learn More

Calls for DEC to wait for the science and open the process up to the public Learn More

Riverkeeper commends the over 50 medical professionals and the Broome and Tompkins County Medical Societies who renewed their call for the state to conduct a comprehensive health impact assessment (HIA) on fracking in a letter to Governor Cuomo released yesterday. Learn More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEPTEMBER 25, 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, Hudson Riverkeeper, P: 914.478.4501 x 239 Coalition disappointed by further court delays that jeopardize local communities, the environment and our national parks. Brooklyn, N.Y. – The U.S. District Court in Brooklyn, New York ruled that a lawsuit against the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) and the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) is not ready for judicial review. The lawsuit was filed on August … Learn More