Voters in CO and OH approve anti-fracking measures
Voters in at least three more Colorado municipalities, as well as another in Ohio , approved anti-fracking measures in yesterday's elections, continuing a...
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New Scientific Evidence on Fracking's Risks Shows Cuomo Should Stand Firm on Moratorium
NRDC and a coalition of environmental and public health advocacy groups today sent a memo to Governor Cuomo outlining a variety of new scientific evidence...
As Fracking Spreads Ever-Wider, Communities Increasingly Fight to Determine Own Fate
There’s been a lot of coverage in the national news of late shining a spotlight on the real impacts fracking is having on small towns across the country. Just...
New Poll Confirms Governor Cuomo Should Continue His Cautious Approach to Fracking
Once again, we have clear evidence that New Yorkers are worried about fracking. A new poll , released today by the Siena College Research Institute, shows that...
New report confirms methane emissions from fracking are high, more needed to understand scale
A report out yesterday from the University of Texas (funded by the Environmental Defense Fund and members of the oil and gas industry) provides the results...
Anti-Fracking Protestors to Appeal Directly to President Obama during Presidential Visit to Shale Country
President Obama’s welcome on his trip to Pennsylvania and New York this week may not be as warm as he’d hoped. Anti-fracking citizens in both states, dismayed...