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MORNING NEWS: DEC Commmissioner Fields Hydrofracking Questions During Budget Hearing

February 5, 2013 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

ALBANY - The issue of natural gas hyrdofracking was once again the subject for debate in Albany yesterday.  The Times-Union is reporting this morning that the commissioner of the Department of Environmental Conservation met with state lawmakers on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Department of Environmental Conservation, Fracking, Hydrofracking, Joseph Martens, New York DEC

Governor Cuomo to Restart Regulatory Process for Fracking

October 11, 2012 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - A few months after Gov. Andrew Cuomo was poised to approve hydraulic fracturing in several struggling New York counties, his administration is reversing course and starting the regulatory process over, garnering praise from environmental … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Andrew Cuomo, Barack Obama, Department of Environmental Conservation, Fracking, Hydrofracking, Mitt Romney

Saranac Lake Consulting Firm to Have Lake Study Completed by Spring 2013

July 3, 2012 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

MAYVILLE - Chautauqua County and the Chautauqua Lake Management Commission (CLMC) have taken important steps towards the development of an in-lake management plan to address the growing weed problem in Chautauqua Lake. That from County Executive Greg … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Cedar Eden Environmental, Chautauqua County Department of Planning and Economic Development, Chautauqua Lake, Chautauqua Lake Management Commission, Chautauqua Lake Watershed Management Plan, Department of Environmental Conservation, Greg Edwards

State Provided Details of Fracking Permit with Fracking Interests Before Making them Public

June 28, 2012 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Emails obtained from the state Department of Environmental Conservation by an environmental group show state officials gave details of a proposed permit and regulations for natural gas hydraulic fracturing to industry representatives before making … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Andrew Cuomo, Department of Environmental Conservation, Environmental Working Group, Fracking, Steven Russo, Thomas West

Fracking Proponents Say Fighting Hydrofracking Can be Costly for Local Governemnts

April 12, 2012 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

ALBANY - Advocates of opening up New York State to the practice of shale gas mining known as hydrofracturing – or ‘fracking’ – are taking the offensive. On Wednesday, several groups warned that the efforts to undermine fracking by local governments … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Clean Growth Now, Department of Environmental Conservation, Fracking, New York State Court of Appeals, Robert H. Jackson Center

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