(Mach 13, 2012) To accommodate the demands of a crush of natural gas industry employees across the border in northern Pennsylvania, Chemung County is moving no less than six new franchise hotels through its development pipeline. This is an astonishing […]
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Second court upholds local fracking ban
(February 27, 2012) Another momentous court decision has been laid down, this time regarding the Otsego County Town of Middlefield, which was sued by a local landowner claiming that the municipality did not have the authority to ban hydraulic fracturing […]
continue readingJudge upholds Town of Dryden’s ban on hydrofracking
(February 22, 2012) A major decision on New York State’s home rule powers was made today as a state judge upheld the Tompkins County Town of Dryden’s ban on hydraulic fracturing for natural gas. The enormous question as to whether […]
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Landowners group urges state to remove home rule rights on f…
(January 12, 2012) Complaining that municipal decisions about fracking are unfairly affecting energy extraction potential across the whole state, the Joint Landowners Coalition of New York asked the state to lift language from the gas drilling regulations that give municipal […]
continue readingNatural gas, CVS Distribution Center workers drive apartment…
(November 27, 2011) With natural gas and CVS Distribution Center workers pouring into the Elmira area, rental housing in the county has quickly filled. To respond to the demand, 24 new luxury apartments are being developed on 34 acres of […]
continue readingColorado gas company sues Town of Dryden to overturn ban on …
After the Town of Dryden in Tompkins County amended its zoning to prohibit natural gas drilling, a Denver-based gas company filed suit to have the ban overturned. This case is being watched closely as it will be a precedent-setting one:: […]
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