Natural Gas Drilling Debate Heats Up
Tomorrow a House Natural Resources subcommittee will hold its first hearing of 2009 on controversial issues related to the burgeoning … more…
Natural Gas Politics
Four years after Vice President Dick Cheney spearheaded a massive energy bill that exempted natural gas drilling from federal clean … more…
Clean Natural Gas? Not in My Backyard
Got bubbles? Alarms have been ringing for months about the risk that natural gas drilling poses to drinking water supplies, but recen … more…
Where Things Stand: Environmental Pitfalls of Drilling for Natural Gas in the U.S.
Editor’s note: As part of our year-end coverage, we’re checking in on the latest on each of our in-depth stories.
Drill, baby, dril … more…
NYC Wants Consultants to Probe Effect of Gas Drilling on Drinking Water
As we have been reporting for the past several months, public officials are increasingly concerned about the energy industry's push t … more…
N.Y. Plans to Consider Law Limiting Natural Gas Drilling
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…
NYC Council to Hold Hearing on Gas Drilling Near City Water Supply
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…
Clinton Concerned About New York Drilling
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…
State Environmental Dept. a No-Show at Drilling Meeting
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation backed out of a community discussion of gas drilling in Oneonta, N.Y. las … more…
Fractured Relations—New York City Sees Drilling as Threat to Its Water Supply
New York City officials have demanded a ban on natural gas drilling near upstate reservoirs because they fear the drilling could cont … more…
Despite New York’s Order for Environmental Review, Gas Drilling May Proceed
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 Signs Drilling Bill But Orders Environmental Update
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 Tightens Drilling Controls
New York state will require drilling companies to disclose all chemicals used to exploit natural gas deposits in upstate New York. Th … more…
Breaking: NY Gov’s Office Questioned About Our Gas Story
For those interested: This evening, WNYC is planning to broadcast an interview with New York's deputy secretary for the environment, … more…
New York’s Gas Rush Poses Environmental Threat
On May 29 New York state's top environmental officials assured state lawmakers that plans to drill for natural gas near the watershed … more…
ProPublica and WNYC Investigate Risky Drilling Project
Does a massive natural gas drilling project really pose little danger of water contamination, as top New York environmental officials … more…
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