It's before dawn at the town's only stoplight, and the first of what will be hundreds of heavy trucks that day already are rumbling by. Mayor John Wilson is busy at the Shell gas station, where he ...

With New York State’s temporary ban on permitting of natural gas hydrofracking set to expire this summer, it’s natural to expect a dramatic uptick in activity and media coverage of this issue — above ...

Fri, 04 May 2012 03:51:23 GMT — After two years of research and public input, Town Board members in Skaneateles pulled the trigger on a new zoning law prohibiting hydrofracking and other forms of ...

The conference, Hydrofracking: Exploring the Legal Issues in the Context of Politics, Science and the Economy, was held March 28-29, 2011, sponsored by the University at Buffalo School of Law and The ...

Thu, 22 Nov 2012 00:20:54 GMT — Pennsylvania dairy farmers Carolyn Knapp and Carol French think their problems with hydrofracking boil down to the water. They believe the water is causing their family ...

CANASTOTA - Attorney David Slottje is making his way across the state speaking to residents of rural towns and villages about their options when deciding how to handle hydrofracking. Slottje addressed ...

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has announced that he will incorporate legislation in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Executive Budget permanently banning fracking in New York. Cuomo stated that the temporary ban ...

About two dozen protesters were outside Cuomo's office calling on him to ban hydrofracking. The process uses water and chemicals to extract natural gas from the earth. "The risk of contamination, ...

Representatives of faculty and student groups at SUNY Cortland will offer a teach-in on the subject of a newer form of natural gas drilling that is likely coming to Upstate New York, on Wednesday, Nov ...

Tracking commentary and opinion from around Central New York, the state and nation: Wednesday's Topic: Linda Steffen, of Canastota, writes about asking elected officials to protect our water supply ...