The co-authors of a new University at Buffalo study on the environmental impacts of Marcellus Shale drilling have released a study on recent hydrofracking in Pennsylvania.
Hydrofracking opponents gathered in downtown Buffalo today calling for campaign finance reform and fair elections. They say the natural gas industry uses campaign contributions in a bid to influence votes.
An historic preservation group is weighing in on hydrofracking for the first time, and they don't like what they say they’ve been learning about the gas drilling process
A package of bills that would tighten regulations surrounding the practice of hydrofracking for natural gas in New York was unveiled Friday by State Senator Mark Grisanti. Grisanti says his bills would better protect the environment should state officials eventually approve the practice.
The Niagara Falls Water Treatment Plant sits upstream from the city's famous waterfall. Some city residents feared treating fracking fluid would harm the natural attraction.
Niagara Falls has banned the treatment of fracking fluid. The move comes after the Niagara Falls Water Board was openly considering treating fracking fluid from wells in Pennsylvania and Ohio in order to boost the city’s finances.
WBFO's Michael Mroziak attended a forum hosted by supporters of the controversial method by which natural gas is extracted from shale deep into the ground.
