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by Buck Quigley
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On Tuesday, the State University of New York at Buffalo’s Shale Resources and Society Institute issued its first report, “Environmental Impacts During Shale Gas Drilling: Causes, Impacts and Remedies.” In a nutshell, the paper argues that mistakes learned from high-volume horizontal hydro-fracturing accidents in Pennsylvania would not be repeated in New York State, given the appropriate industry regulation. It’s a pro-fracking piece.
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by Geoff Kelly
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On Wednesday morning, in the matter of filling the vacancy in the South District seat previously occupied by Mickey Kearns, Buffalo’s Common Council completed its embarrassment by appointing to the seat a fellow whose only qualification for the position seems to be his last name.
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by Aaron Lowinger
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The bill sponsored by State Senator George Maziarz and Assemblyman Robin Schimminger to create a new seat on the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority’s much-beleaguered board has now passed both the Assembly and the Senate. The bill itself, however, is a compromised version of what transportation advocates have been calling for, which is voting representation for the people who actually use the transit system.
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by Zachary Burns
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