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Jul 3

2013

Feds back off on fracking study

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Reports ProPublica: “Environmentalists see an agency (EPA) that is systematically disengaging from any research that could be perceived as questioning the safety of fracking or oil drilling.”

Posted 11 years ago

Jun 26

2013

Tonawanda Coke many times over

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Jessica Bagley of the Tonawanda News has done a top-notch story on the business dealings of JD Crane, owner of Tonawanda Coke. “The result is shockingly consistent — a string of broken laws and broken promises that add up to millions spent cleaning up mess after mess Crane left behind.”

Posted 11 years ago

Jun 17

2013

Roads to ruin?

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Erie and Niagara counties have lost population since 1990 – and added 525 miles of new roads, largely to accommodate sprawl. The cost to taxpayers is some $26 million a year. An interesting take from Buffalo Rising.

Posted 11 years ago

Jun 14

2013

More surveillance blockbusters on the way?

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Glenn Greenwald, who broke last week’s stories on domestic spying in the United States, writes “what we have reported thus far is merely ‘the tip of the iceberg,’ of what the NSA is doing in spying on Americans and the world.”

Posted 11 years ago

Jun 12

2013

More natural gas conflicts of interest

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The Buffalo-based Public Accountability Initiative has issued a new report, this one detailing ties between environmental groups and the natural gas industry participating in the Center for Sustainable Shale Development.

Posted 11 years ago
Investigative Post

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