The US Environmental Protection Agency has released a long-awaited draft assessment of high-volume hydraulic fracturing’s impact on water resources. And it’s been interesting to watch the response to the study. The EPA analyzed state and industry well and spill data, which resulted in 20 peer-reviewed scientific reports, according to a news release from the agency. […]
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Sounding the alarm on water
The Aral Sea in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan was once one of the world’s largest saltwater lakes. But in the 1950’s and 1960’s, the Soviet Union ramped up agricultural programs in the sea’s basin, which included diverting the freshwater streams that fed the sea and using the water for farming. By 2010, the Aral Sea was […]
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Hemlock-Canadice meeting is tonight
Just a reminder: tonight is the Department of Environmental Conservation’s public information session on its draft plan for managing the Hemlock-Canadice State Forest. The session starts at 6:30 p.m. and will be held at the Springwater Fire Hall, 8145 South Main Street, Springwater. DEC representatives will give a presentation at 7 p.m. and a comment […]
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DEC clarifies position on Hemlock-Canadice drilling
A few weeks ago, the Department of Environmental Conservation released a draft of its management plan for Hemlock-Canadice State Forest. At the time, I wrote an article about the plan and pointed out that it did not, in plain language, rule out gas drilling on the lands. I also wrote that the plan suggested DEC […]
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State releases plan for Hemlock, Canadice
The State Department of Environmental Conservation has released a draft plan outlining how it will manage its land around Canadice and Hemlock Lakes. The DEC will accept comments on the draft unit management plan – available at http://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/68822.html – through April 15. And it has scheduled a public information session for 6:30 p.m. on March […]
