09.08.11
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Yesterday, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) issued the full version of its 1,000+ page revised draft Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement (SGEIS), the document that it has prepared to guide shale gas extraction by means of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing or “fracking” in New York.
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09.07.11
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After a preliminary review of the 1,000+ pages of the revised draft Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement (SGEIS), the document that would guide gas drilling by means of hydraulic fracturing or "fracking" and horizontal drilling in deep shale, environmental groups called on Governor Andrew Cuomo to schedule additional public hearings in communities likely to experience gas exploration. The groups also renewed their call on the Governor to assess fracking's public health and community impacts before the state permits drilling. The revised fracking document includes new assessments of traffic, noise and visual impacts, but does not include estimates of related health impacts due to increased industrial activity.
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08.25.11
:: Rvk in the Press :: The Patch
08.16.11
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Riverkeeper and advocates concerned about the environmental impacts of dirty shale gas drilling and hydraulic fracturing or “fracking,” called on Governor Cuomo and Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Joe Martens today to hold no less than a 180-day comment period and statewide public hearings on the state’s proposed environmental impact analysis of fracking, formally known as the revised Draft Supplemental Generic Environmental Statement (SGEIS).
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08.15.11
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On August 11, 2011, after 90 days of deliberation, a seven-member U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) advisory panel released an interim report presenting recommendations to reduce the environmental impacts from shale gas production.
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08.04.11
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Lawsuit charges that an analysis must be completed and environmental impacts understood before drilling moves forward in the Delaware River Basin
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08.02.11
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DEC Commissioner Joe Martens stated that the agency does not plan to extend the 60-day comment period on the hydrofracking environmental impact assessment!
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07.18.11
:: Rvk in the Press :: Auburnpub.com
07.14.11
:: Rvk in the Press :: Riverdale Press
07.13.11
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On Friday, July 1, 2011, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation announced its new recommendations regarding limits to be placed on high-volume hydraulic fracturing in New York State, including a ban on hydrofracking in the New York City and Syracuse watersheds, over primary aquifers and on state lands.
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