Reactions to the DEC's announcement last week are still ricocheting around the watershed. The Daily Freeman published an editorial today that endorsed the new regs, WAMC ran a long radio piece on Monday about the issue, and the directors of Schoharie Valley Watch advocated a statewide ban, according to the Times-Journal:
New York City wants a ban on hydrofracking in watershed areas, he noted. The men asked the board to convene a “blue ribbon” commission to study the impact of hydrofracking and recommend specific steps to protect drinking water. They also asked that a resolution be sent to Albany to ban the practice until the effects are determined, approve a code of ethics on gas drilling companies and that all supervisors with conflicts recuse themselves or resign.
