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… your support for closing the hazardous waste loophole on Wednesdays. Support passage of a local fracking waste ban in your community using Riverkeeper’s model ban and examples of county bans … Read More

… clean water advocate says EPA’s report provides support for the State of New York to ban fracking. Late last week, the Environmental Protection Agency released its long-anticipated draft … Read More

Despite the recent historic ban on high-volume fracking, New York still has a fracking waste problem. More than 510,000 tons and 23,000 barrels … Read More

While achieving the fracking ban was a major victory, further action is needed to protect New York’s sustainable … Read More

… without posing unreasonable risk to public health.” Therefore, DEC will grant exactly what fracking activists have called for: a formal, legal prohibition on HVHF in New York. The bulk of … Read More

… anticipated environmental review that lays the groundwork for ban of hydraulic fracturing or “fracking” for natural gas in New York. Called the Final Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact … Read More

… Pass Local Law “D” Albany – In the absence of a statewide ban on hydraulic fracturing (fracking) waste, this week, the Albany County Legislature unanimously passed Local Law “D” for … Read More

… of waste associated with oil or natural gas extraction activities, including hydraulic fracturing (fracking), into its landfills. Two years ago, Albany County banned the use of this waste for road … Read More