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Auburn mayor, environmental advocate slam NYS for 'negligence' in drinking water woes

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Preble man's 5-year fight with flammable tap water finally gets state attention

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Preble resident's flammable water crisis draws attention after a 5-year struggle

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Blue-green algae bloom in Owasco Lake has Auburn City Council asking Gov. Hochul for help

AUBURN, N.Y. — Thursday night, the Auburn City Council voted on two resolutions asking Gov. Kathy Hochul to act on recent water quality issues in the city.

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Complaints in Western NY raise questions about drilling safety

Information obtained by a local environmental activist is raising questions about the safety of natural gas drilling.

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Activist claims well contaminated by gas drilling

VARICK -- An environmental activist says he's uncovered the "first documented case" of groundwater pollution caused by a controversial natural gas drilling practice.

Walter Hang of Toxics Targeting says the drinking water supply to a home in the Seneca County town of Varick was "contaminated" after the Chesapeake Energy Company used hydraulic fracturing of "fracking" to drill for natural gas some 2,000 feet below ground.

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