Posted on January 15, 2010 by William A. Ruskin.

"Is DEC Ill-Equipped to Oversee Marcellus Shale Natural Gas Drilling?"

"According to a report issued by Cornell Law School, the State of New York’s blueprint for Marcellus Shale development proposes 187 new regulatory activities necessary for the oversight of natural gas drilling, but the blueprint does not explain how DEC will carry out these activities."