SHALE GAS WELLS AND WATER FEATURES IN NEW YORK’S 23RD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT Benjamin Van Couvering GIS for International Crises and Development The New School May, 2014

What is fracking?

Timeline of Fracking in New York •  1940s: The Dawn of Fracking

•  2010: The state legislature passes a bill placing a moratorium on all fracking. Governor Patterson vetoes the bill, and issues a 1 year moratorium on horizontal but not vertical fracking

•  2011: Governor Cuomo takes office, and extends the moratorium pending a review by his Health Commissioner on the health impacts of fracking

•  The review is ongoing

23rd Congressional District - Active Shale Gas Wells

New York Department of Environmental Conservation 2013

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