Tomorrow a House Natural Resources subcommittee will hold its first hearing of 2009 on controversial issues related to the burgeoning … more…
Four years after Vice President Dick Cheney spearheaded a massive energy bill that exempted natural gas drilling from federal clean … more…
Got bubbles? Alarms have been ringing for months about the risk that natural gas drilling poses to drinking water supplies, but recen … more…
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Drill, baby, dril … more…
As we have been reporting for the past several months, public officials are increasingly concerned about the energy industry's push t … more…
New York City officials seeking a moratorium on natural gas drilling in the city's watershed have found an ally in the state legislat … more…
Sept. 4: This post has been corrected.
New York City officials who last month called for a ban on natural gas drilling near the cit … more…
There's a new player in the New York natural gas story we first reported in July: Senator Hillary Clinton, who has joined Gov. David … more…
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation backed out of a community discussion of gas drilling in Oneonta, N.Y. las … more…
New York City officials have demanded a ban on natural gas drilling near upstate reservoirs because they fear the drilling could cont … more…
Gov. David Paterson’s executive order for an updated environmental review for gas drilling in New York could take 12 months to comple … more…
Governor David Paterson signed a bill this afternoon to streamline the application process for drilling in New York’s Marcellus Shal … more…
New York state will require drilling companies to disclose all chemicals used to exploit natural gas deposits in upstate New York. Th … more…
For those interested: This evening, WNYC is planning to broadcast an interview with New York's deputy secretary for the environment, … more…
On May 29 New York state's top environmental officials assured state lawmakers that plans to drill for natural gas near the watershed … more…
Does a massive natural gas drilling project really pose little danger of water contamination, as top New York environmental officials … more…