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Broome, Tioga Residents Receive Anti-Fracking Mailer

Bob Joseph — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 20:58:19 +0000

People who live in Broome, Tioga and three other counties being considered for high-volume hydraulic fracturing have received a brochure from a group fighting fracking in New York.

Speaking on WNBF Radio's Binghamton Now program, Jill Wiener of Catskill Citizens for Safe Energy said more than 190,000 brochures were sent to residents of the region.

The mailing

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Fracking Foe Calls On Health Experts to Push For Public Input

Bob Joseph — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 12:39:07 +0000

A prominent opponent of fracking in New York has called on the state health commissioner and a panel of health experts to allow the public to review a "health impact analysis" being prepared before the state acts on shale gas drilling rules

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Assembly Hearing Set on Proposed Fracking Rules

Bob Joseph — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 19:43:27 +0000

Another public hearing on planned regulations for high-volume hydraulic fracturing is in the works.

Three members of the state Assembly have announced the session will be held in Albany on January 10

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NY Petroleum Council Official Awaits Gas Drilling Regs

Bob Joseph — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 18:44:46 +0000

The executive director of the New York State Petroleum Council is expressing optimism that regulations for high-volume hydraulic fracturing for natural gas development will be finalized in the year ahead

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Fracking Foes Call on Cuomo to Restart Environmental Review

Bob Joseph — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 17:57:19 +0000

Opponents of high-volume hydraulic fracturing have sent a message to Governor Cuomo urging him to stop the shale gas rulemaking process involving New York State's environmental regulatory agency.

The group also called on Cuomo to restart the environmental review proceeding to require public involvement in the state Department of Health impact analysis of potential fracking

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Is There An Unplugged Gas Well Near Your Home?

Bob Joseph — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 17:40:56 +0000

Searchable maps with information about thousands of unplugged, abandoned gas and oil wells in upstate New York are being made available by an environmental data collection company.

Walter Hang, president of Ithaca-based Toxics Targeting, says the details about 5,046 old wells in 38 counties had not been available to the public

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Tainted IBM-Endicott Dump May Be Cleaned Up

Bob Joseph — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 20:01:41 +0000

A Broome County site that was used for years as a disposal area for IBM-Endicott waste chemicals could be decontaminated under a plan being reviewed by New York state officials.

The IBM Gun Club burn pit is located on Robinson Hill Road in the town of Union, a few miles east of Big Blue's former North Street manufacturing complex in the village of Endicott

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