Yesterday, state Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joseph Martens said that he wouldn’t agree to an independent health study of fracking. (See this post from yesterday for the statement.) Environmental and medical groups have called for such a study. They believe that high-volume hydraulic fracturing, a natural gas extraction technique that the state is reviewing, […]
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DEC Commissioner won’t agree to independent health study of fracking
New York Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joseph Martens just released a statement saying that he will not agree to an independent public health study of fracking. Environmental groups along with some municipal officials and medical professionals had called for the study. Martens says that instead, state Health Commissioner Nirav Shah will assess the health […]
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Yogurt, Lake Ontario, and regulations
FILE PHOTO New York’s yogurt boom may have an unseen byproduct: cow poop. It’s not a glamorous subject; agriculture often isn’t. But the yogurt boom is being talked about as a much-needed boost for New York’s dairy farmers. So much so that Governor Andrew Cuomo plans to amend a key set of dairy industry environmental […]
