Dr. Nirav Shah

Fracking overshadows other issues on Earth Day

Karen Dewitt — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:16:00 +0000

On Earth Day lobby day at the state Capitol, whether or not to allow hydrofracking in New York continues to be the dominant issue.

New York state still awaiting fracking decision

Karen Dewitt — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:40:00 +0000

Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s health commissioner is expected to release a health report on hydraulic fracturing soon, at least according to a timetable announced in late February. But the Cuomo administration has already missed several deadlines on fracking.

Fracking delay could take weeks or much longer

Matt Richmond — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 13:49:15 +0000

On Tuesday, New York state officials announced another delay of their final decision on hydrofracking. The Department of Environmental Conservation will wait for a report on the health protections in its environmental review of fracking. Then the environmental review can be completed. The delay could be less than a month or it could be much longer. But one thing is clear - the delayed health review is now the key factor in deciding whether or not fracking will go ahead in New York.

New York delays fracking decision again

Karen Dewitt — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 22:14:14 +0000

A February deadline on New York’s process to allow hydrofracking will be missed, with Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Health Commissioner now saying he needs more time to complete an on-going health study.

Health officials now say fracking health review nearly done

Karen Dewitt — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 14:18:03 +0000

One day after saying they could not speculate on when a key health review on hydrofracking in New York would commence, the state health department has now announced three university experts have been chosen and will review the data.

Environmental commissioner offers fracking decision update

Karen Dewitt — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 13:07:20 +0000

New York state’s environmental commissioner for the first time commented in-depth about a new health review that has once again delayed a decision on whether to allow hydrofracking in the state. But Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joe Martens says there are still some unanswered questions.