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New York Times Agrees: Ban Drilling in NYC's Watershed

October 29, 2009

Posted by Kate Sinding in Curbing Pollution , Health and the Environment

Tags:
chesapeakeenergy, drinkingwater, gasdrilling, hydraulicfracturing, hydrofracking, marcellusshale, naturalgas, newyork, NYCwatershed, NYSDEC, shale

I wrote yesterday about the inadequacy of Chesapeake's decision not to exercise its right to drill in NYC's watershed and the need for the state to impose an across-the-board ban on drilling in that most precious resource. Today a New...continued

No More Excuses: NY Must Ban Gas Drilling in the NYC Watershed Now

October 28, 2009

Posted by Kate Sinding in Curbing Pollution , Health and the Environment

Tags:
chesapeakeenergy, drinkingwater, gasdrilling, hydraulicfracturing, hydrofracking, marcellusshale, naturalgas, newyork, NYCwatershed, NYSDEC, shale

Yesterday evening, Chesapeake Energy Corp. quietly leaked the news that it would not develop the leases it has purchased for natural gas exploration in the New York City watershed - which supplies clean, unfiltered drinking water to 9 million New...continued

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Kate Sinding
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New York City
I am a senior attorney in NRDC’s New York Urban Program. I am a relative...
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