On the Record: Hydro-Fracking Comments
The following government, agencies, and organizations submitted comments on New York’s proposal to permit hydro-fracking for natural gas extraction in the Marcellus and Utica shale formations. The following comments are posted for informational purposes and represent all comments submitted to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Send additional comments to be posted to hydrofracking@citizenscampaign.org.
Government and Agency Officials:
United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2
City of Syracuse Department of Water
Senator Antoine M. Thompson, Chair, NYS Senate Environmental Conservation Committee
Senator Eric Schneidermann, 31st Senate District NYS
Tompkins County Water Resources Council
Organizations Representing NYS Regulators:
New York State Conference of Environmental Health Directors
NYS Public Employees Federation (PEF) ENCON, AFL-CIO
Organizations:
Citizens Campaign for the Environment (CCE)
Cornell University, Department of Development Sociology
Izaak Walton League of America, Central New York Chapter
Natural Resources Defense Council, Technical Comments submitted on NRDC’s behalf
Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York
- Case Studies Appendix
- CEA Report Appendix
- NYS Department of Health Environmental Radiation Memo Appendix
- Permit Protocals Appendix
Seneca Lake Pure Waters Association