New York Governor Andrew Cuomo appointed Joseph Martens as the new commissioner of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. His department faces challenges to enforcing environmental regulations with a smaller staff and limited budget. Last spring he urged DEC to go slow on fracking until the EPA finished its report.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo appointed Joseph Martens as the new commissioner of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. His department faces challenges to enforcing environmental regulations with a smaller staff and limited budget. Last spring he urged DEC to go slow on fracking until the EPA finished its report.
