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NY Fracking Rules Could Allow Drilling Near NYC Water Supply Tunnels

"The latest draft of guidelines for hydraulic fracturing in New York could open the door to drilling within 1,000 feet of aging underground tunnels that carry water to New York City -- a far cry from the seven-mile buffer once sought by city officials."

Source: ProPublica, 07/15/2011

"Wilderness, Grazing Fuel Debate Over 1.1M-Acre Montana Refuge"

"The Fish and Wildlife Service has been flooded with public comments over a proposed management plan for the second-largest national wildlife refuge in the lower 48 states, including an 8,000-acre net decrease in potential wilderness area and significant changes in how livestock are managed."

Source: Greenwire, 07/15/2011

"House Republicans Chop Clean Water, Air, Wildlife Funding"

"The Republican-led House Appropriations Committee has approved a restrictive spending bill for Fiscal Year 2012 that allows uranium mining on public lands adjacent to the Grand Canyon, prohibits funding for the U.S. EPA to set greenhouse gas standards, and exempts oil and utility companies from the Clean Air Act."

Source: ENS, 07/15/2011

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