Environmental Lawyer takes exception to claims about economic impact from hydrofracturing drilling for natural gas in New York.

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Published July 28, 2009 at 4:05 PM EDT

By Chris Ulanowski

Oswego, New York – Joseph Heath is an environment and social justice lawyer with a practice in Syracuse. He's also the legal counsel for the Onondaga Indian Nation. He takes exception to claims from the Independent Gas and Oil Association of New York that the drilling process is safe and worth the $1.4 Billion New York would stand to gain. ( An interview with the trade group is also posted on our website)

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