New York Attorney General Sues Federal Government Over Failure to Study Fracking in Deleware Watershed

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by Kristian Boose Presented in its entirety is New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s May 31, 2010 press release regarding the lawsuit brought against the Federal Government: A.G. SCHNEIDERMAN TO SUE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TODAY FOR FAILURE TO STUDY “FRACKING” Demand …

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Food & Water Watch Organizes Ban On Fracking

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Why We’re Organizing for a Ban on Fracking By Mark Schlosberg, Food & Water Watch National Organizing Director There is a growing grassroots movement against fracking for natural gas. From New York to California, Michigan to New York, Ohio to …

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EPA Tackles “Fracking” (Hydraulic Fracturing)

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With the push for energy independence and fuels that emit fewer greenhouse gases, domestically produced natural gas has been growing in popularity. But alongside this growth have come concerns that hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”), a procedure used in the extraction of …

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