Fracking waste is in the news as it has come to light that many fruit and vegetable crops consumed by Americans may have been irrigated with fracking wastewater – possibly even “organic” crops – as California wrestles with drought.
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The window of opportunityNew York’s legislators – the people you pay to represent your interests – are preparing to leave Albany…
But it was cold last winterThat’s the argument new Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan of Long Island gave to the Capitol…
It is the duty of Government to protect the public health of its citizens – and the Albany County Legislature has fulfilled this duty by unanimously passing Local Law “D.” This bill, sponsored by Legislator Bryan Clenahan, prohibits the disposal of any oil and gas waste in solid waste facilities within the county. When it is signed into law, Albany County will become the largest county with a law banning landfill disposal of fracking waste. Albany County will be joining the ranks of Clinton and Cayuga counties.
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Cuomo’s Climate ControversyAfter initially earning widespread praise for his willingness to talk about climate change following Hurricane Sandy, Governor Andrew Cuomo…
Would you like some fossil fuels with your fossil fuels? How about some diesel on the side along with that fracking…
A new poll shows that the people who would be impacted by fracking – residents of the Southern Tier and Hudson Valley – strongly oppose it. Despite the industry funneling millions into bullying New York into drilling, the results aren’t even close: 51 to 35.
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The public notched an important win against the fracking industry as the state’s highest court affirmed the right of our communities to ban drilling.
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Anyone who believes New York is safe from the environmental and public health consequences of fracking is mistaken. Right now, frackers working in other states are dumping their toxic waste inside our borders. Incredibly, a bill that would block this practice was recently voted down in the state Senate’s Environmental Conservation Committee. At a recent hearing our Katherine Nadeau told legislators what they should be doing to address the issue.
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