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Keep the Frack Dealers out of New York State!

The gas industry is spending hundreds of millions of dollars on ads and political pressure to convince New Yorkers fracking is safe. And when gas industry lobbyists come to the New York State Capitol we call them “frack dealers,” because they’re trying to get our state leaders hooked on something that’s bad for our health—and the health of our water, air, soil, and communities ... [Click to read more]

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Close of fracking comment period brings flood of calls for further study
01/13 | Kate Sinding, NRDC

Yesterday marked the close of the public comment period on NY's environmental impact study and proposed regulations for new fracking. As expected, the response to this controversial proposal was [ ... ]

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A new day begins for fracking in the Empire State
01/13 | Nadia Steinzor

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It's meant to be encouraging to say that every night brings a new dawn. But today, officials with New York State’s Department of Environme [ ... ]

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Gas Industry Spending: Or, How to Win the Race to the Bottom
12/23 | Rich Schrader, NRDC

Over the last few years, television commercials extolling the virtues of hydrofracking while conveniently papering over the degradation it causes have become pretty common fare in Pennsyslvania and we [ ... ]

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