Another New York Town Considers Fracking Ban

Yet another New York town, this one squarely in the Marcellus Shale “hot zone” of the Southern Tier area (Chemung County), is considering a ban on fracking if the state moves forward with allowing it.

Three NY State Counties Along Border with PA Will be Focal Point for Marcellus Drilling According to Experts

Three New York State counties that sit on the border with Pennsylvania will likely be the first, and biggest beneficiaries of Marcellus Shale drilling when it finally begins in New York. Those counties are Broome, Tioga and Chemung. That prediction comes from two of the most prominent geologists in the Marcellus Shale:

PA’s Leading Marcellus Expert Makes Prediction on Where Drilling Will Start in NY

Professor Terry Engelder, a Ph.D. geologist and professor of geosciences at Penn State University, was an early and strong proponent for shale gas drilling in Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale. He is without a doubt PA’s leading expert on the subject. So when Dr. Engelder makes predictions, people listen, because he’s usually right. He recently made a [...]

Anschutz Exploration Responds to Lawsuit Claiming Drilling Operations Contaminated Water Wells in Big Flats, NY

Yesterday MDN ran an article about a lawsuit filed in Chemung County, NY against Denver-based Anschutz Exploration Corporation (see here). The New York City personal injury law firm Napoli Bern Ripka & Associates recently filed a lawsuit on behalf of nine families in the Big Flats, NY area who are experiencing problems with their water [...]

Supposed “First Claim” Filed in New York Alleging Water Contamination from Hydraulic Fracturing Gas Drilling

UPDATE: The headline and assumptions made for this article were based on lack of information and misinformation. The wells drilled by Anschutz were not hydraulically fractured, and the Trenton Black River formation is a limestone formation, not shale as stated in the law firm’s press release. Please see this article for more details: Anschutz Exploration [...]

Steuben County, NY May Accept Marcellus Drill Cuttings in County Landfill

Radiation Testing Shows Marcellus Shale Drill Cuttings are Safe for Chemung County, NY Landfill

Are the Shale Cuttings Being Dumped at the Chemung County Landfill Radioactive?

Focus of natural gas exploration in Pa., not N.Y.

Natural gas quest: DEC investigating disposal of fluids by drilling vendor

Central New York Starting to Heat Up with Marcellus Drilling