NY Legislature Passes Bill to Close Fracking Waste Loophole

Rachel May

Originally published in NRDC

After years of deadlock, key legislation that regulates oil and gas waste passed the New York State Legislature this week. The legislation, sponsored by Senator Rachel May and Assemblymember Steve Englebright, closes a longstanding and dangerous loophole that exempts dangerous oil and gas industry waste from New York’s existing hazardous waste regulations.