Brooklyn federal judge rejects state’s gas-drilling lawsuit
A Brooklyn federal judge has rejected state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s lawsuit seeking to force a full environmental review before the Delaware River Basin Commission allows natural gas drilling in a watershed that provides drinking water for millions of New Yorkers.
Judge Nicholas Garaufis of the Eastern District of New York state ruled Monday in favor of the Army Corps of Engineers, the Environmental Protection Agency and other federal agencies. He said the lawsuit filed last year by Schneiderman was speculative, because the commission hasn’t adopted final regulations yet.
Garaufis noted that there will be plenty of time to file lawsuits after the regulations are adopted.
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