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Upstate Support for Fracking Hits All-Time Low
Upstate Support for Fracking Hits All-Time Low
ALBANY, NY (05/16/2012)--In response to a new Siena College Research Institute poll of registered voters in New York State, the New York Water Rangers released the following statement:"Support for fracking in Upstate communities likely to see gas drilling has dropped to historic lows and the gap between fracking boosters and those who oppose dirty drilling has never been wider. New York's leaders take heed: people likely to be impacted by[…]
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Water Rangers See Omissions in Fracking Boosters' Report
Water Rangers See Omissions in Fracking Boosters' Report
ALBANY, NY (05/15/2012)--In response to the release today of a report by the University at Buffalo's Shale Resources and Society Institute, "Environmental Impacts During Shale Gas Drilling: Causes, Impacts and Remedies," the New York Water Rangers released the following statement:"The report's emphasis on fracking's purported economic benefits indicates that it may not be an objective assessment of the efficacy of government oversight of fracking. The report attempts to deflect concerns[…]
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After Gas Industry Attack, Water Rangers Redouble Efforts to Protect NY from Fracking
After Gas Industry Attack, Water Rangers Redouble Efforts to Protect NY from Fracking
NY Water Rangers Redouble Efforts to Protect Waters & Communities from Fracking
ALBANY, NY (05/01/2012)--In response to a postcard distributed today by the Independent Oil & Gas Association featuring the New York Water Rangers, the Water Rangers released the following statement, attributable to New York Water Ranger Adam LeFevre:"As a New Yorker and on behalf of Water Rangers everywhere, I'm outraged that agents of the gas industry would use my[…]
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Water Rangers Applaud Senate Minority for Effort to Fund Study of Fracking's Health Impacts
Water Rangers Applaud Senate Minority for Effort to Fund Study of Fracking's Health Impacts
Water Rangers Applaud Senate Minority for Last-Ditch Effort to Fund Study of Fracking's Health Impacts in NYS Budget
ALBANY, NY (03/28/2012) - In response to a budget amendment introduced by the State Senate Minority, the New York Water Rangers and Sierra Club Atlantic Chapter released the following statement:
"The Water Rangers and our friends at Sierra Club Atlantic Chapter applaud the State Senate Democratic Conference for insisting that New York's[…]
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Gov Cuomo, NYS Senate Block Assembly Efforts to Study Fracking's Health Impacts
Gov Cuomo, NYS Senate Block Assembly Efforts to Study Fracking's Health Impacts
Governor Cuomo, NYS Senate Block Assembly Efforts to Study Fracking's Health Impacts
Groups Applaud NYS Assembly for Calling for Fracking StudyALBANY, NY (03/26/2012)--In response to the release of relevant sections of the state budget for 2012-13, the New York Water Rangers, Frack Action, and Sierra Club-Atlantic Chapter released the following statement:"Based on what we've seen of the state budget, New York's leaders should drop their false rhetoric of studying the[…]
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Water Rangers & Allies Applaud Assembly on Fracking Health Study
Water Rangers & Allies Applaud Assembly on Fracking Health Study
NY Water Rangers & Allies Applaud Assembly on Fracking Health Study
Groups Praise NYS Senate & Assembly for Cutting Budget Transfer LanguageALBANY, NY (03/12/2012)--In response to the release of the State Senate and Assembly budget proposals, the New York Water Rangers, Catskill Citizens for Safe Energy, Damascus Citizens for Sustainability, Frack Action, Sullivan Area Citizens for Responsible Energy Development, and Westchester for Change released the following statement:"Governor Cuomo insists that[…]
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New Yorkers Chalk Up 2nd Victory in David v. Goliath Fracking Fight
New Yorkers Chalk Up 2nd Victory in David v. Goliath Fracking Fight
In response to today's ruling by Justice Donald F. Cerio, Jr. for the Otsego County Supreme Court, the New York Water Rangers released the following statement:"For the second time in one week, a state Supreme Court has ruled that state law does not prohibit communities from regulating the use of land by the oil and gas industry. New Yorkers in Middlefield, like their compatriots in Dryden, warmed up their slingshots[…]
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NY Water Rangers Applaud Court Ruling to Uphold Dryden Fracking Ban
NY Water Rangers Applaud Court Ruling to Uphold Dryden Fracking Ban
NY Water Rangers Applaud Court Ruling to Uphold Dryden Fracking Ban
ALBANY, NY (02/22/2012)--In response to the ruling by state Supreme Court Justice Phillip Rumsey, the New York Water Rangers released the following statement:"The New York Water Rangers applaud the citizens of Dryden, NY, whose dedication to protecting their community from the dangers of industrial gas drilling resulted in a zoning amendment prohibiting gas development that was upheld in the[…]
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NY Water Rangers Celebrate Assembly's Action to Close State's Hazardous Waste Loophole
NY Water Rangers Celebrate Assembly's Action to Close State's Hazardous Waste Loophole
NY Water Rangers Celebrate Assembly's Action to Close New York's Hazardous Waste Loophole
ALBANY, NY (02/13/2012)--In response to the State Assembly's approval today of a bill to close a loophole in state law that exempts waste from conventional gas drilling, as well as by means of hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," from the state's hazardous waste laws, the New York Water Rangers released the following statement:"The New York State Assembly, under[…]
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600+ New Yorkers Rally in State Capitol to Voice Concerns about Fracking
600+ New Yorkers Rally in State Capitol to Voice Concerns about Fracking
600+ New Yorkers Rally in State Capitol to Voice Concerns about Fracking
Toxic Chemical Exposure & Hazardous Waste Top List of Groups’ Fracking-Related Concerns
(ALBANY, NY)—A broad coalition of organizations descended on the New York State Capitol today to call on elected officials to safeguard vital water resources, air quality, public health and the environment from industrial gas drilling by means of high volume hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking.” The groups[…]
