Rochester City Council approved a one-year moratorium on natural gas exploration and extraction in the city at last night’s meeting. Council members also approved new budgets for the city and for the Rochester school district. Council members said the moratorium is needed because there hasn’t been sufficient research into the impact of fracking in urban […]
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Times: Cuomo plan would allow Marcellus Shale fracking in some counties
A New York Times article says state officials are discussing plans to allow natural gas extraction via high-volume hydraulic fracturing in some counties. But it would only be allowed in communities that support the technique’s use. The Times says the proposal would limit high-volume fracking to sections of the Marcellus Shale deeper than 2,000 feet; […]
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NEWS BLOG: Planning Commission backs fracking moratorium
Last night, Rochester’s Planning Commission recommended that City Council pass a proposed one-year moratorium on natural gas exploration and extraction. That moratorium includes the use of high-volume hydraulic fracturing. Nobody spoke against the proposal, though several speakers did urge Council to consider a full ban. They also said they’d like to see any moratorium or […]
