Law360, New York (September 28, 2011, 7:50 PM ET) -- New York’s environmental regulator on Wednesday rolled out a set of proposed rules for hydraulic fracturing, the controversial extraction process energy companies want to use to drill for natural gas in the state’s portion of the Marcellus Shale.
The New York Department of Environmental Conservation’s proposed regulations are based on recommendations the agency issued in July in a 1,000-page review on what effect the process, known as fracking, could have on the environment. The DEC will take public comments on the regulations in a series of...
NY Unveils, Seeks Public Comment On Fracking Rules
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