April 29, 2013
by MoreRecycling
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Pennsylvania residents living near unconventional natural gas developments using hydraulic fracturing, known by the slang term “fracking,” attribute several dozen health concerns and stressors to the Marcellus Shale developments in their area, accordin… Continue reading
Share on FacebookJanuary 22, 2013
by MoreRecycling
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Hydraulically fractured natural gas wells are producing less wastewater per unit of gas recovered than conventional wells would. But the scale of fracking operations in the Marcellus shale region is so vast that the wastewater it produces threatens to … Continue reading
Share on FacebookDecember 19, 2012
by MoreRecycling
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Brine water that flows back from gas wells in the Marcellus Shale region after hydraulic fracturing is many times more salty than seawater, with high contents of various elements, including radium and barium. The chemistry is consistent with brines for… Continue reading
Share on FacebookJuly 2, 2012
by Frances Beinecke
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Frances Beinecke, President of NRDC, New York City
According to a recently leaked report, New York officials may allow fracking for natural gas in designated communities across the state. As reported, the plan would permit fracking in p… Continue reading
May 9, 2012
by Kate Sinding
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Kate Sinding, Senior Attorney, New York City
We have been saying for some time that New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation has not adequately considered how to manage the potentially billions of gallons of highly cont… Continue reading
April 12, 2012
by Kate Sinding
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Kate Sinding, Senior Attorney, New York City
Several recent media reports have described plans by a Canadian gas company, GasFrac Energy Services, Inc., and the Tioga County Landowners Association to drill gas wells using the unconventi… Continue reading
May 19, 2011
by Kate Sinding
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Kate Sinding, Senior Attorney, New York City Among the most critical of the many questions New York faces when deciding whether to open up its share of the Marcellus Shale to new natural gas drilling is what to do with the huge quantities of toxic, pot… Continue reading
Share on FacebookMarch 2, 2011
by Kate Sinding
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Yesterday, The New York Times released the second installment of its investigative series on the dangers associated with natural gas production using hydraulic fracturing. The latest piece looks at fellow Marcellus Shale states – Pennsylvania and… Continue reading
Share on FacebookDecember 3, 2010
by Amy Mall
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NRDC is very concerned about the management of toxic waste generated by oil and gas exploration and production. In September, we petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to issue new rules for managing this waste, because the old r… Continue reading
Share on FacebookOctober 22, 2010
by Eric Goldstein
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Alexander “Pete” Grannis, the former Commissioner of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation who was fired yesterday by Governor David Paterson, has been a friend of New York’s environment for more than 40 years.
A… Continue reading