A leading environmental health researcher from the University of Michigan will give a community presentation on how toxic chemicals found in the environment threaten our health. The talk, which is open to the public, will take place from 4 to ...

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A group of 59 scientists from New York and across the country sent a warning letter last week asking Gov. Andrew Cuomo to consider certain safety implications surrounding chemicals used in the hydrofracking process. Specifically, the letter emphasized that municipal drinking water filtration systems ...

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Residents in the Cayuga County town of Aurelius may proceed with their lawsuit against General Electric Co. for contamination of their drinking water. The Appellate Division, Fourth Department has upheld a lower court’s ruling that denied GE’s motion for summary judgment to dismiss various claims.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Obama administration may require companies drilling for natural gas on public lands to disclose the chemicals being used in a technique called hydraulic fracturing.

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HARRISBURG, Pa. — Petroleum services giant Halliburton Co. said Monday it has begun publicly disclosing the identity of chemicals in solutions it makes to be pumped into the ground by Pennsylvania's booming natural gas industry.

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