Weekly Environmental News – March 17, 2013

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Compulsory Integration and Hydraulic Fracturing in New York New Yorkers that oppose Hydraulic Fracturing beneath their property may not have a choice based on 2005 legislation.  The so-called “compulsory integration” rules, which exist in 39 states across the country, essentially force property owners to sell the oil or gas beneath their property.  The rules allow [...]

Professor Profile: David Curson, Bird Man

David Curson

David Curson teaches two courses in the AAP Environmental Sciences & Policy program: Principles of Ecology and Field Methods in Ecology. He is Director of Bird Conservation for Audubon Maryland-DC, which is a state office of the National Audubon Society. He spoke with us about his job, a project underway on the Eastern Shore, and [...]