By Abrahm Lustgarten
ProPublica
A version of this story appeared in the Albany Times-Union [1] on Oct. 8, 2009.
A preliminary report [2] from a consultant hired by New York City warns that “nearly every activity” associated with natural gas drilling could potentially harm the city’s drinking water supply and that while the risk can be reduced with strict regulations, “the likelihood of water quality impairment…. cannot be eliminated [2].”
