Letter To The Editor: Don’t Sell Out New York To The Oil & Gas Industry
Published: August 24th, 2012

Editor,

My family lives in Norwich and Oxford, two of the communities in Chenango county rumored to be used as testing grounds for hydrofracking if Governor Cuomo allows the oil and gas industry into our Empire State.

My mom has COPD – Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. With only half the lung capacity, she will suffer even more from the air pollution from the natural gas extraction method.

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