Sentences with phrase «threatens drinking water sources»
Environmental groups such as the Sierra Club say fracking in New York threatens drinking water sources, including the reservoir that supplies New York City with 1.3 billion gallons (4.9 billion liters) a day.
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«The economic potential from the Marcellus Shale could provide a badly needed boost to the economy of the Southern Tier and even many environmentalists agree we want to produce more domestic natural gas that reduces the need for environmentally damaging fuel sources such as coal,» his campaign statement said, while adding, «Existing watersheds are sacrosanct, and Andrew Cuomo would not support any drilling that would threaten the state's major sources of drinking water.»
An environmental database company says toxic algae threatens public recreational and drinking water sources around New York.
At 11 a.m., Toxics Targeting Inc. holds a news conference releasing photos of algal blooms threatening the sources of public drinking water for residents of Syracuse, Auburn, Rochester, Ithaca and other communities across New York, state Capitol, third floor, adjoining to the LCA Press Room, Albany.
Proposed new uranium mining threatens to contaminate the only source of drinking water for 15,000 people on Navajo lands.
Changing climate patterns are threatening lakes and rivers, and key sources that we tap for drinking water are being overdrawn or tainted with pollution.
Temperatures dropping Opponents of the 1,900 - kilometre pipeline being developed by Texas - based Energy Transfer Partners say it threatens the Missouri River, a source of drinking water for several American states.