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Fracking Gone Wrong: Finding A Better Way
Fracking.
Fracking is a dangerous way of getting oil and gas and a shortsighted energy strategy. It's poisoning our air and water. We can find a better way—one that protects our health and gives us clean, safe energy sources that never run out.
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New York and Fracking

Frack Target: Marcellus Shale

Water Resources at Stake: Hudson River, Finger Lakes, Skaneateles Lake and New York City watersheds

Like Pennsylvania, New York sits atop the Marcellus Shale deposit. But unlike Pennsylvania – which has served as a poster child for gas development gone wrong – New York has taken a more cautious route than its next-door neighbor. After widespread public pressure from people worried that fracking could contaminate drinking water sources for millions of residents both upstate and in New York City, horizontal drilling for shale gas has effectively been halted until the State finishes a comprehensive environmental impact review.

Below is a map of some of the high profile incidents ("fraccidents") related to the country's gas drilling boom that have already occurred in New York. Click on any fraccident to learn more.


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