New York City Department of Environmental Protection: Briefing to the NYC Water Board on the Natural Gas Impact Assessment Project
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection oversees a watershed supplying drinking water to more than 9 million people. As Marcellus Shale drilling approached upstate reservoirs, NYCDEP entered the debate forcefully. When a city of that size signals risk, drilling is no longer rural policy — it becomes metropolitan infrastructure defense.
Source: City of New York (2009) Read More