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New York considers releasing oil train details
2014-07-04 20:18:58| Railroads - Topix.net
The Associated Press and eight environmental groups filed Freedom of Information Law requests with the state Office of Emergency Management this week, arguing that it's in the public interest for communities to know more about the shipments in light of at least eight major accidents during the last year, including one that killed 47 people in ... (more)
Who's the best wireless carrier in New York?
2014-07-01 21:35:41| IT Services - Topix.net
These remarkable pieces of consumer technology only work as well as the data and voice networks they're on.
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New York state court OKs local fracking bans
2014-07-01 00:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: New Yorks top court handed a victory to opponents of hydraulic fracturing for natural gas Monday by affirming the right of municipalities to ban the practice within their borders. The state Court of Appeals upheld a midlevel appeals court ruling from last year that said the state oil and gas law doesnt trump the authority of local governments to control land use through zoning. The fracking cases from two central New York towns have been closely watched by drillers hoping to tap into the...
Court Rules That New York Towns Can Ban Fracking
2014-06-30 16:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: In a precedent-setting case decided today by the New York Court of Appeals, local communities have triumphed over the fracking industry. The court ruled that the towns of Dryden and Middlefield can use local zoning laws to ban heavy industry, including oil and gas production within municipal borders. Today the Court stood with the people of Dryden and the people of New York to protect their right to self determination. It is clear that people, not corporations, have the right to decide how their...
Court Of Appeals: New York Towns Can Ban Fracking
2014-06-30 16:23:00| OGI
On June 30, the Court of Appeals in Albany upheld rulings dismissing lawsuits that challenged bans enacted in the upstate towns of Dryden and Middlefield, Bloomberg reported.
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