NYLON – Though Governor Cuomo has already issued a statewide ban on high-volume hydraulic fracturing or hydrofracking the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) officially issued their own ban on Monday by issuing its formal Findings Statement on their study of the controversial natural gas drilling technique. According to a press release from the DEC, the Findings Statement was based on research included in the Final Supplemental … [Read more...]
Town of Avon Unanimously Passes Local Frack Moratorium
AVON — The Avon Town Board passing a local law in a unanimous vote on the Moratorium on and Prohibition of Gas and Petroleum Exploration and Extraction Activities, Exploration and production wastes. The Avon Town Board has been the epicenter of the hydrofracking battle in Livingston County for the past three years. Town Councilman Dick Steen, who previously voted against passing the moratorium and changed his vote, says that the recent … [Read more...]
Cuomo Frack Ban Leaves Towns with Continued Concerns
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – Though Governor Cuomo says he will ban hydrofracking in New York State starting early in 2015, Avon and York continue to hold public hearings on proposed fracking moratoriums. Though the state-level action would trump any local laws that could be passed as a result of this process, the town attorney for Avon and York, Jim Campbell, says that moratoriums will better prepare these towns in case of a change in the state's … [Read more...]