Two major deadlines are looming in New York's review of hydraulic fracturing.
They are:
- February 13th: final Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement for hydrofracking due if deadline for regulations is to be met.
- February 27th: final regulations for hydrofracking in New York.
But, as with almost everything that has happened in New York's fracking debate during the last four-and-a-half years, what's coming next isn't clear.
On Tuesday, February 12th, we're going to take an hour to go over the scenarios during an hour-long live program called "Fracking: What Happens Next." The program airs live on WSKG in the Southern Tier at 1pm, with a rebroadcast at 7pm. You can also hear the audio here.
The five guests scheduled to appear have been following Albany and hydrofracking for years.
We'll cover where the Department of Environmental Conservation stands with its review and, not surprisingly, the answer is vague and confusing. We'll also talk about the industry's development in the last five years and the possibilities for what happens next, depending upon what the DEC does in coming weeks.
The guests:
- Jon Campbell - Gannett reporter in Albany
- John Hanger - former head of Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection
- Roger Downs - Sierra Club representative in Albany
- Tom West - Albany lawyer and industry lobbyist
- Helen Slottje - Ithaca lawyer, co-founder of Community Environmental Defense Council
