Health commissioner says more time needed for fracking health review
With deadlines looming over the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to decide on whether or not it will allow gas and fuel companies to utilize the controversial gas-extraction drilling technique known as hydrofracking to be permitted in New York, state Department of Health (DOH) commissioner Nirav Shah said that a critical health...
Migration training
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) Hudson River Estuary Program will offer a training session for volunteers of its “Amphibian Migrations and Road Crossings” project next Thursday, March 8, from 6 to 8 p.m. at NYSDEC’s office at 21 South Putt Corners Road in New Paltz. Since 2009, more than 150 volunteers...