A Firm Planning a Drilling Spree in New York’s Southern Tier Goes Silent as Lawmakers Seek to Ban Use of CO2 in Quest for Gas

$A fracked-methane gas pipeline under construction in Peekskill, N.Y. Credit: Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images$

This article previously appeared in WaterFront. BINGHAMTON, N.Y.—The scientists and activists that pushed New York State to ban high-volume hydrofracking are working overtime against a speculative plan to inject carbon dioxide rather than water into Southern Tier shale formations to extract natural gas. By backing new state legislation to extend the ban to include CO2, … Continue reading A Firm Planning a Drilling Spree in New York’s Southern Tier Goes Silent as Lawmakers Seek to Ban Use of CO2 in Quest for Gas