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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[UPDATED] Shale drilling moratorium on today’s Assembly agenda
This afternoon, the state Assembly passed legislation that would enact a moratorium on drilling in the Marcellus and Utica Shales.
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Federal regulations for smog-causing pollutants still uncertain
For decades, New York has had more stringent emissions regulations than other states. It’s been state government’s way of trying to improve air quality. But air moves, which complicates such efforts. Emissions from other states will drift in to New York, making their pollution this state’s problem. Former Attorney General Eliot Spitzer sued Midwestern power […]
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Clearing the air
Talk about pressure. Less than a week after he was tapped by President Bush to head the Environmental Protection Agency, the administration’s faltering clean-air policy forced Acting EPA Administrator Steve Johnson into the spotlight. On March 9, the president’s Clear Skies legislation stalled in the Senate Environment and Public Works committee. Time for plan B. […]
