Top Priority
Protect our drinking water from drilling
Update: On Tuesday, August 3, the state Senate approved an 11-month moratorium on new gas drilling by a decisive 48-9 vote. This temporary measure would be a crucial step toward the permanent protection that New York’s drinking water deserves. We are calling on the Assembly and Gov. David Paterson to approve it without delay.
New Yorkers have always enjoyed some of the cleanest drinking water in the country. But now, the oil and gas industry wants to drill in upstate New York — right in the watershed where 9 million people get their tap water.
Gas drilling releases toxic chemicals, methane and contaminated wastewater — all of which pose a huge threat to the health of our drinking water.
That's why Environment New York is urging our state officials to protect our drinking water from dangerous drilling.
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