New York Sues U.S. Over Delaware River Basin Gas Drilling
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The federal government hasn’t adequately studied how natural gas drilling in the Delaware River Basin would affect 9 million water drinkers in New York, the state said in a lawsuit against the U.S.
A commission that oversees the river basin has proposed regulations that will allow a drilling procedure known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, at 15,000 to 18,000 gas wells without a full environmental review, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said in an e-mailed statement. The attorney general filed a complaint today in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, seeking to halt the regulations until the commission complies with the National Environmental Policy Act’s requirement for a full review of all health and safety risks.