fracking

Despite Governor Cuomo's announced fracking ban, officials in the town of Windsor are looking to find a way to allow development of natural gas resources. A report on the website of The Patriot-News in Harrisburg indicates the town plans to adopt its own regulations that would allow some forms of fracking...

Several motions are to be discussed in a Susquehanna County Court hearing involving fracking oppponent Vera Scroggins. The Brackney woman has been barred from active Cabot Oil and Gas well sites and access roads under a court injunction...

The Green Party candidate for New York governor plans to visit fracking sites in Pennsylvania. Howie Hawkins intends to tour parts of Susquehanna County on Thursday to see areas where high-volume hydraulic fracturing is being used to obtain natural gas...

Opponents of high-volume hydraulic fracturing in New York state are calling on Governor Andrew Cuomo to withdraw a draft environmental impact statement on the process. Fracking foes have sent a letter to the governor urging him to direct the state Department of Health to conduct an open and transparent public health impact study...

Opponents of high-volume hydraulic fracturing are planning to hold a demonstration in Cooperstown in conjunction with President Obama's scheduled visit to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Organizers say they hope to have the rally near the Hall of Fame but the location will be affected by security guidelines established by the Secret Service...

A Broome County-based group representing landowners is suing New York State over the delay in developing regulations to allow high-volume hydraulic fracturing for natural gas. The Joint Landowners Coalition of New York wants Governor Andrew Cuomo to release records related to his administration's fracking environmental review process...

Listen to the discussion on high-volume hyrdraulic fracturing as Vera Scroggins and Victor Furman joined Bob Joseph on WNBF Radio's Binghamton Now program. The conversation was broadcast live on February 6, 2014.

Binghamton Mayor Richard David says the city has withdrawn its appeal of a state court decision that invalidated a local moratorium on gas drilling and exploration. David issued a statement Tuesday afternoon announcing he had directed city Corporation Counsel Kenneth Frank to advise the Appellate Division of state Supreme Court that the city was ending its appeal...

People opposed to high-volume hydraulic fracturing for natural gas development in New York are planning to protest during Governor Andrew Cuomo's State of the State address. Buses from Binghamton and from across the state are expected to bring people to Albany on Wednesday for a rally to coincide with the speech...

An energy industry organization has launched an effort to call more attention to New York State's effective moratorium on high-volume hydraulic fracturing. The Independent Oil and Gas Association is publicizing information it says will show what the state has lost as development of natural gas in the Marcellus Shale has been on hold for the past five years...