Food & Water Watch: New Analysis Finds Oil and Gas Waste Continues to Be Used on Roads Despite Closure of Hazardous Waste Loophole
December 23, 2020
December 23, 2020
ALBANY, New York, Dec. 23 -- The Food and Water Watch issued the following news release on Dec. 21:
A coalition of environmental organizations released an analysis revealing that, despite New York's ban on fracking, oil and gas liquid waste is permitted for deicing of roads for 33 different cities, towns, and private entities. This practice is ongoing despite New York's recently adopted law that closes a loophole that once exempted oil and gas waste from being classified as hazardou . . .
A coalition of environmental organizations released an analysis revealing that, despite New York's ban on fracking, oil and gas liquid waste is permitted for deicing of roads for 33 different cities, towns, and private entities. This practice is ongoing despite New York's recently adopted law that closes a loophole that once exempted oil and gas waste from being classified as hazardou . . .