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Collateral Damage from Fracking

Collateral Damage from Fracking: Coming together to protect communities

While New York's highest court has upheld a town's right to prohibit fracking within its borders, fracking threats still loom - regardless of whether a community has enacted a ban or moratorium on this activity.

All communities, with bans or otherwise, will feel the impact of fracking-related activities nearby. Air and water pollution know no jurisdictional boundaries, and the build-up of natural gas infrastructure (i.e., pipelines, compressor stations, storage facilities and export terminals) will create hazards across municipal, county and state lines.

The Coalition to Protect Communities from Fracking’s Collateral Damage is organizing a one-day action-oriented conference from 9-5 on November 15, 2014 at Ithaca College to help educate and inspire local officials and citizens about actions they can take to prevent collateral damage resulting from fracking.

Collateral damage includes:

• Waste disposal – wastewater disposal, landfills, brine spreading on roads
• Infrastructure for transporting and storing gas – pipelines, compressor stations, export facilities, underground storage, CNG facilities
• Air pollution – methane, ozone and other toxic substances

Panels of lawyers, municipal officials and citizens will address:

• Strategies used by NYS municipalities and citizens
• Controls available to NYS municipalities (counties/towns/villages/cities)
• Networking and action planning.