Abrahm Lustgarten/ProPublica:

New York State Paves Way

for Gas Drilling With

Release of Environmental Review

Nornew knew it all along;  do the citizens of New York State?

See also the New York Times:  

State Issues Rules on Upstate Natural Gas Drilling Near City’s Water

The DEC could not allow a ban on horizontal drilling / high-volume hydraulic fracturing for natural gas in the Catskill/Delaware Watershed (also known as the NYC watershed) without admitting that HD/HVHF for natural gas is fundamentally unsafe – everywhere else in the state too.

New York City, if you want to protect your water,
you’re going to have to join
the fight to ban HD/HVHF statewide.

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>> Come together, New York <<

http://www.un-naturalgas.org/hydraulic_fracturing_a-z.htm#NYCs%20water