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State Must End Threat to NYC's Drinking Water

Scott Stringer | Posted 11.04.2009 | New York

Read More: Watershed, Environmentalism, Marcellus Shale, Natural Gas, Hydraulic Fracturing, Fracking, David Paterson, New-York-Drinking-Water, New York News
Scott Stringer

New York State regulators trail everybody else in protecting New York City's drinking water from natural gas drilling, despite the fact that they alone have the authority to do so.

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Drinking Water: The Next Campaign Issue?

ProPublica | Abrahm Lustgarten | Posted 10.08.2009 | New York

Read More: Water Quality, Energy, William Thompson, Mayor Bloomberg, New York City Mayor Race, Gas Drilling, New York, Watershed, Drinking Water, New York News

A preliminary report from a consultant hired by New York City warns that "nearly every activity" associated with natural gas drilling could potentiall...

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Red Flag: Drill, Drill, Drill Fever Threatening Prime US Watershed

David Sassoon | Posted 09.12.2008 | Green

Read More: Environment, Oil Prices, Watershed, Climate Change, Water, New York City, New York, Green News
David Sassoon

More than half the residents of New York State rely on a fabled watershed for their supply of pure, fresh water. But underneath the 2000 square mile formation sits a trillion dollars worth of natural gas.

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