Groups seek details on fracking health study
ALBANY, N.Y. — A coalition of environmental groups is calling on state officials to release details of a health impact study for shale gas drilling and high-volume hydraulic fracturing.
Representatives of a dozen prominent organizations signed a letter sent Tuesday to Health commissioner Nirav Shah and Environmental Conservation commissioner Joseph Martens. They asked them to make public the health impact study being evaluated by a scientific panel.
They also called for public hearings in potentially affected areas and a 60-day public comment period on the health study.
A DEC spokeswoman referred questions to the health department, which didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
DEC did the health study as part of an environmental impact review of shale gas development, which is expected to be completed within a few months.