On June 28, 2015, New
York State’s Department of Environmental Conservation released a Formal
Finding Statement officially prohibiting hydraulic
fracturing in New York. In the statement, the state DEC found that the “No-Action
alternative” is the only appropriate alternative to consider knowing that hydraulic
fracturing would significantly impact protection of the environment and
resources, and public health while weakening economic and social benefits.
This is a statement
based on a Final Supplemental
Generic Environmental Impact Statement on High-Volume Hydraulic Fracturing released
in May 13, 2015 by the Department of Environmental Conservation. Culminating a
process that started in 2009, the state DEC points out important uncertainties,
according to the Final SGEIS, that come into play when considering the impact
on public health and the environment.
On December 17, 2014,
New York Governor Cuomo announced a ban on hydraulic fracturing in the
aftermath of a Public
Health Review of the DEC’s draft Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact
Statement that was released the same day. The Finding Statement issued on June
28 made official Governor Cuomo’s decision to ban hydraulic fracturing.
Further information is
available at http://www.dec.ny.gov/energy/75370.html.
Written by Chloe Marie - Research Fellow
06/30/2015
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