Arguments over fracking bans focus on one sentence
Oral arguments were completed Thursday in the case that will decide whether New York towns have the right to ban gas drilling. The case comes down to how the panel of four judges will interpret a...
View ArticleState appellate court upholds 'home rule' over OGSML laws
In two separate rulings Thursday, the state's Appellate Division, Third Department has ruled that the state's Oil, Gas and Solution Mining Law (OGSML) does not preempt municipal land use laws.The...
View ArticleHome Rule case could still go to Court of Appeals, say attorneys
The state’s second highest court, the Appellate Division for the 3rd Department, has ruled in favor of New York towns with bans on gas drilling. In two decisions released Thursday, a four-judge panel...
View ArticleParties revisit home rule arguments in Court of Appeals
The debate over whether a municipality can ban hydraulic fracturing within its borders was brought before the State Court of Appeals Tuesday afternoon. The town of Dryden is defending its right to home...
View ArticleCourt of Appeals decision could prompt end of state moratorium
The highly anticipated decision from the Court of Appeals spread like wildfire Monday through groups on both sides of the fracking debate. Local anti-fracking activists like Otsego 2000 and the Dryden...
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