News > News > Safeguard Drinking Water > Fracking/Gas Drilling

Fracking/Gas Drilling

Debate mulls new fracking regulations

State issues revised fracking regulations

New state fracking regs proposed by DEC

Say No to DEC’s New Fracking Regulations

Dimock_gasdrilling_GilesAshford201006030238
Photo courtesy Giles Ashford
Say NO to the Governor Moving Forward with Fracking Regulations Before Environmental and Health Reviews Are Complete

Learn More

Riverkeeper Responds to New York’s Filing Revised Fracking Regulations

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

Learn More

Another Pipeline Proposed For Broome County

In the Face of Pressure from IOGA, Governor Cuomo Announces DEC Will Miss November 29 Deadline for Fracking Regulations

Governor Cuomo announced Tuesday that the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) would miss its November 29 deadline to finalize fracking regulations, which will require DEC to re-issue those regulations for an additional public review and comment period.  At a press conference yesterday at the Javits Center in New York City, Cuomo said, “we want to make sure [fracking is] safe and we want to make sure the environment is protected, [and] people are protected, and that’s why we’re doing a health assessment.” The “health assessment” Cuomo is referring to is […]

Learn More

Hayworth, Maloney spar over environmental issues at public forum

Riverkeeper Supports Medical Community’s Call for Comprehensive and Inclusive Health Impact Assessment

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

Shift by Cuomo on Gas Drilling Prompts Both Anger and Praise

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