Politicians choose sides in Marcellus Shale drilling debate

Submitted by neilzusman on Tue, 08/24/2010 - 05:29

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Newspaper Article

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Wilber,Tom

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Press & Sun-Bulletin: pressconnects.com, Binghamton, NY (2009)

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http://www.pressconnects.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/200912132145/NEWS01/912130366

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State Assemblywoman Barbara Lifton wants to slow it down. Sen. Thomas Libous is for speeding it up. Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo is torn between extremes.

Elected officials taking a position on Marcellus Shale development are facing strident demands from stakeholders who could become rich, go broke or possibly abandon hope, depending on Albany's response...

...Deborah Goldberg, an attorney with Earthjustice, an environmental law firm, said the final SGEIS must include substantial changes to account for the cumulative effect of drilling thousands and perhaps tens of thousands of Marcellus wells in New York. If not, the firm will help spearhead a legal challenge, most likely in state Supreme Court in Albany.

That would involve filing an Article 78 Proceeding challenging the DEC's adherence to the State Environmental Quality Review Act.