Reuters reports that Chesapeake Energy is dropping its court fight to extend gas-drilling leases in parts of New York. At issue were some Chesapeake leases in the Southern Tier, many of which, Reuters said, “were agreed to long before a boom in hydraulic fracturing swept the United States.” | The article says that landowners in […]
Hydraulic fracturing
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Contami-Nation: Josh Fox returns to fracking fracas
Matthew Schniper is an arts editor at the Colorado Springs Independent. He also frequently writes about film and sustainability topics. Of all things flammable in the wide world, tap water shouldn’t be one of them. At least that’s the consensus — call it crazy — among environmentalists and fracking foes, for whom the phenomena, supposedly […]
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Dems propose moratorium on treating fracking wastes
Democrats in the Monroe County Legislature are proposing legislation to temporarily ban the county from treating fracking wastes. Legislator Justin Wilcox of Brighton is sponsoring the referral. He wants a temporary ban so that the county can study the possible negative impacts of treating the waste, says a press release from the Democrats. The county’s […]
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Fracking fight — state vs. local
Officials in many New York communities have already passed laws to keep high-volume hydraulic fracturing outside of their limits. But the bans and moratoriums have raised a big question: if the state ultimately allows high-volume fracking, will the local protections survive? Ultimately, the courts will decide the matter. In fact, earlier this year a judge […]
