Watchdog: New York State Regulation of Natural Gas Wells Has Been "Woefully Insufficient for Decades."

Submitted by neilzusman on Tue, 08/24/2010 - 05:25

Publication Type:

Web Article

Authors:

Goodman,Amy; Gonzalez,Juan

Source:

Democracy Now! (2009)

URL:

http://www.democracynow.org/2009/11/10/watchdog_new_york_state_regulation_of

Keywords:

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Notes:

Democracy Now!

The New York-based Toxics Targeting went through the Department of Environmental Conservation’s own database of hazardous substances spills over the past thirty years.

They found 270 cases documenting fires, explosions, wastewater spills, well contamination and ecological damage related to gas drilling.

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Photo by Eric Wensel

Derrick Ek. "Gas drilling concerns aired at DEC hearing," Nov 19, 2009. Corning Leader. 

Ithaca environmental activist Walter Hang details a history of problems caused by the oil and gas industry in New York State.