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October 9, 2009

Review: Gas Drilling Could Contaminate New York Watershed
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An independent review has concluded that plans to allow gas drilling
inside New York’s main watershed could lead to the contamination of
water supplies. In a preliminary report obtained by the investigative
website Pro Publica, an environmental engineering firm hired by New York
City says the threat of contamination “cannot be eliminated.” The
assessment comes one week after state regulators proposed to allow gas
drilling inside the Marcellus Shale, which supplies drinking water to
some 15 million people, including nine million New Yorkers.