Obama Admin Wants Study but Backs Northeast Shale Drilling

Greenwire: The Obama administration supports a full study of the effects of gas drilling in the watershed that provides drinking water for Philadelphia and New York City, but it doesn't want to wait until it's finished for drilling to begin. Gen. Peter "Duke" DeLuca of the Army Corps of Engineers outlined the position in a letter (pdf) written to Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D-N.Y.) and released today. The letter offers the first indication of the administration's position on gas drilling in the Northeast since......

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