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Renewed Concerns Following Broome Crash of CNG Truck






Opponents of compressed natural gas transfer sites are calling for a New York state moratorium on the facilities in the aftermath of a rollover crash near Binghamton.

CNG Truck Crash Latest: Environmentalists Note Deadly Coincidence

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - Environmentalists are renewing efforts today to put a halt on the approval of natural gas transfer facilities after the fatal compressed natural gas truck accident in Fenton.

Environmentalist speaks out about the location of Monday’s crash, “I told you so”

BINGHAMTON N.Y -A prominent environmental activist is saying “I told you so” with regard to compressed natural gas truck transfer stations.

Environmental Group Believes Natural Gas Spill Could Have Been Prevented


BINGHAMTON - Some are calling it a preventable tragedy.

On Monday, a tractor trailer carrying compressed natural gas flipped over on Interstate 88. Walter Hang, the president of Toxics Targeting wants Governor Cuomo to ban any trucks, or facilities in our state all together.

Environmentalists Raise Concerns About Gel-Fracking





Environmentalists in Binghamton are raising concerns about the possibility of gel-fracking in New York State.

Campaign Launches To Ban All Fracking In New York


BINGHAMTON, NY -
Toxics Targeting, Inc. is launching a campaign to ban all types of High-Volume Hydraulic Fracturing (HVHF) in New York State, including gelled propane fracking that could come to Barton, NY.

Could Ithaca Falls be re-opened as an EPA Superfund site?









Lead shot found at Ithaca Falls in 2015.

Test results from soil samples collected by the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) in August 2017, but not publicly disclosed until last week, confirm what investigators found in February 2018 – lead levels on the Ithaca Falls Gorge Trail exceed the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) removal management level at 400 parts per million (PPM).

“Neither DEC nor EPA alerted the public to this documented public health threat. That is why I did,” said environmental advocate Walter Hang.

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