His administration has also
permitted fracking waste from Pennsylvania to be disposed of in New York, something even pro-fracking Astorino signed a law to prohibit in his own Westchester County.
«Cuomo has
permitted fracking waste to come in to New York state from Pennsylvania,» Hawkins explained.
In addition, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation continues to
permit fracking waste to come across the borders from Pennsylvania into our landfills.
Not exact matches
We've got all of the infrastructure for
fracking up in New York State, even the
waste from here is getting dumped up in New York State,
permitted by our Governor, Governor Cuomo,» said Hawkins.
Those section conclude that «significant gaps remain» in regulation despite updates in some states, and they describe exemptions for
fracking wastes from the Resource Recovery and Response Act's hazardous
waste requirements, from the Clean Water Act's comprehensive
permit program for discharges into surface waters, and from the Safe Drinking Water Act (which regulates groundwater pollution).