State Considering Studying Health Impacts of Fracking

Late in its review process, New York state regulators are now considering an examination of the potential public health effects of hydraulic fracturing as part of its review of the controversial natural gas drilling process. What this means to the state’s timetable for deciding on whether and how to allow fracking is unclear. Several environmental groups met Tuesday with top officials from both the New York State Department of Health and the Department of Environmental Conservation to discuss possible impacts like water contamination from accidental spills, air pollution from drilling operations equipment and higher numbers of accidents from increased truck traffic. Some of those in attendance said the environmentalists – including members of major groups like the Natural Resources Defense Council, Sierra Club, Environmental Advocates of New York, Riverkeeper and Environme...

Full article: http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/31/state-consideri...

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@PRNhealth » 06 Sep '12, 9pm
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@WakeUpCallUSA » 04 Sep '12, 6pm
RT @greenforall: Healthy or not healthy? Anyone want to guess? NY state looking deeper into hydraulic fracturing. | [link]
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Healthy or not healthy? Anyone want to guess? NY state looking deeper into hydraulic fracturing. | [link]
@ASUEnergyClub » 04 Sep '12, 5pm
State Considering Studying #Health Impacts of #Fracking | via @nytimesgreen [link] #naturalgas
@cubillinois » 04 Sep '12, 5pm
More uncertainty surrounding #Fracking: New York State considering a study of health impacts [link]
@Lauren_LMW » 04 Sep '12, 4pm
RT @reidfrazier: NY considers health study prior to #fracking decision [link] PA meanwhile nixed a $2m study when it passe ...
@reidfrazier » 04 Sep '12, 2pm
NY considers health study prior to #fracking decision [link] PA meanwhile nixed a $2m study when it passed Act 13 in Feb
@wilberwrites » 04 Sep '12, 2pm
NY considers health study plan from enviros prior to #fracking decision. From @MireyaNYT [link]
@mattczeller » 04 Sep '12, 1am
Thank God. [link]
@UNCCE3 » 02 Sep '12, 2pm
It appears that New York is taking a slow, cautious approach to fracking, as regulators are currently considering... [link]
@Monika_Dutt » 02 Sep '12, 12pm
NY considering studying health impacts of fracking during EA process (should be part of process anyway) [link] @nytenvironment
@zollerdon » 01 Sep '12, 4pm
@OceanChampions: NY may studying the health impacts of #fracking & obtaining natural gas [link] #gogreen @nytimes
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> @NYGovCuomo under increasing pressure to ban #fracking in #NewYork State [link]
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Common sense ... NY fracking ban - please - State Considering Studying Health Impacts of Fracking [link]
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@ClimateNexus » 01 Sep '12, 2am
Considering it?!? That doesn't sound like they're taking it seriously. [link]
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news update #es161 State Considering Studying Health Impacts of Fracking [link]
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@ThereseBence » 31 Aug '12, 10pm
Environmental groups are pressing New York's Department of Environmental Conservation to conduct an independent ... [link]
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State Considering Studying Health Impacts of Fracking: But it was not clear what the agencies would ultimately d... [link]
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State Considering Studying Health Impacts of Fracking NYTimescom: Environmental groups are pressing New York's D... [link]
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@ForEffectiveGov » 31 Aug '12, 7pm
"For now, the state only plans to set up a surveillance system to monitor health impacts once #fracking gets underway" [link]
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State Considering Studying Health Impacts of Fracking: Filed under: Environment News [link]
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RT @OMBWatch: NY agencies considering independent health assessment of #fracking before deciding whether to allow it [link]
@ForEffectiveGov » 31 Aug '12, 6pm
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NY regulators considering study of effects of #fracking on public health [link]
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