Will New York Rebel Against Fracking?
Thursday, June 10, 2010 - 14:19
in Earth & Climate
A well blowout that shot gas and water polluted with drilling fluids as high as 75 feet into the air in Pennsylvania is a vivid reminder how a new generation of gas drilling known as hydraulic fracturing is becoming more of a presence in the Northeast. Discussion of whether the main result will be jobs and royalty payments or environmental degradation still remains surprisingly below the radar screen in New York State, aside from the upstate communities that are likely to be affected. But the issues are already a huge fact of life just across the Delaware River in Pennsylvania.