York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Joe Martens has announced the members of the High-Volume Hydraulic Fracturing Advisory.
The Panel will include Binghamton’s Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo and State Senator Tom Libous.
The members will be charged with:
• Developing recommendations to ensure DEC and other agencies are enabled to properly oversee, monitor and enforce high-volume hydraulic fracturing activities;
• Developing recommendations to avoid and mitigate impacts to local governments and communities; and
• Evaluating the current fee structure and other revenue streams to fund government oversight and infrastructure related to high-volume hydraulic fracturing.
The initial panel members will include:
•Stan Lundine, former NYS Lt. Governor
•Kathleen McGinty, Former Chair of White House Council on Environmental Quality under President Clinton
•Eric A. Goldstein and Kate Sinding, Senior Attorneys, Natural Resources Defense Council
•Robert Hallman, Board Chair, NY League of Conservation Voters
•Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President of the Waterkeeper Alliance
•Robert Moore, Executive Director, Environmental Advocates
•Mark Brownstein, Chief Counsel, Energy Program, Environmental Defense Fund
•Heather Briccetti, Acting President & CEO, Business Council of New York State, Inc.
•Robert B. Catell, Chairman, Advanced Energy Research and Technology Center at SUNY Stony Brook
•Mark K. Boling, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Southwestern Energy
•Senator Tom Libous, Deputy Majority Leader
•Assemblymember Donna Lupardo
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