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NCPR News Staff: David Chanatry
Reporter, New York Reporting Project at Utica College
Stories filed by David Chanatry
Protestors at an Albany anti-fracking demonstration in August, 2012. Photo: Brian Mann
Fracking fuels grassroots activisim
Apr 30, 2013 — In the five years since New Yorkers first began to hear about horizontal hydrofracking, the state has become a battleground over the gas drilling technique.
While opponents have some high profile support, their movement remains mostly a loose collection of small groups that have been remarkably effective. Go to full article
While opponents have some high profile support, their movement remains mostly a loose collection of small groups that have been remarkably effective. Go to full article
Photo: Ian Britton CC some rights reserved
Why is fear up when crime is down in America?
Utica, NY, Feb 19, 2013 — In the wake of the Newtown tragedy and the contentious push for new gun laws in both Washington and Albany, it's often easy to forget that we've been experiencing a major decline in crime in America. Go to full article
Atlantic Salmon fingerlings hit the water in the Salmon River. Photo: David Chanatry
Bringing back the Salmon River's salmon
Nov 23, 2012 — In recent years both the federal and New York State governments have been studying how best to re-introduce salmon to New York's Salmon River.
That might come as a surprise to anyone who's ever caught one of the river's famous eye-popping sized fish. Go to full article
That might come as a surprise to anyone who's ever caught one of the river's famous eye-popping sized fish. Go to full article
Photo: http://www.onondagalake.org
Onondaga Lake sees cleaner, brighter future
Syracuse, NY, Sep 07, 2012 — Onondaga Lake sits right next to downtown Syracuse, and after that city's factories poured countless toxic chemicals and sludge into the water over more than 100 years, Onondaga became known as the most polluted lake in America. But today the final stage of a cleanup is underway. Go to full article
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