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Anti-fracking activists are also fighting New York’s efforts to lift a ban on small natural gas storage and fueling facilities. A public information…

About 4 million gallons of water goes into a typical Marcellus Shale well during the fracking process. As much as 20% of what went in comes back out right…

One thing is clear - the delayed health review is now the key factor in deciding whether or not fracking will go ahead in New York.On Tuesday, Health…

Department of Health Commissioner Nirav Shah sent a letter to Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joe Martens today, asking for more…

New York’s DEC Commissioner Joe Martens suggested today that the state may miss a February 27th deadline to complete its proposed fracking regulations.And…

UPDATE: According to Department of Environmental Conservation spokesperson Emily DeSantis, the DEC's operations budget would remain flat, the cuts would…

The New York State Assembly is holding a public hearing on Thursday morning in Albany to take public comment on the proposed regulations for fracking in…

Helen Slottje is an Ithaca-based lawyer who helped develop town bans against drilling. She spoke to a friendly crowd on Monday night at the Unitarian…

For those on the pro-fracking side, the newest regulations are both a good sign and a troubling one.On the one hand, they're a light at the end of the…

The Department of Environmental Conservation recently released regulations on water withdrawals that would cover the natural gas industry in New York.The…