![Heather Ainsworth Joan and Harold Koster walk on their property, known as Itaska Valley Farm, Wednesday, March 13, 2024, in Whitney Point, N.Y. The Kosters were asked by Texas-based Southern Tier Energy Solutions to lease their land to extract natural gas by injecting carbon dioxide into the ground, which they rejected and are opposed to. (AP Photo/Heather Ainsworth)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/2b97a01020504935b381d3befb7f28f2/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Joan and Harold Koster walk on their property, known as Itaska Valley Farm, Wednesday, March 13, 2024, in Whitney Point, N.Y. The Kosters were asked by Texas-based Southern Tier Energy Solutions to lease their land to extract natural gas by injecting carbon dioxide into the ground, which they rejected and are opposed to. (AP Photo/Heather Ainsworth)
![Heather Ainsworth The Tioughnioga River runs by the Itaska Valley Farm, foreground, owned by Harold and Joan Koster, Wednesday, March 13, 2024, in Whitney Point, N.Y. The Kosters were asked by Texas-based Southern Tier Energy Solutions to lease their land to extract natural gas by injecting carbon dioxide into the ground, which they rejected and are opposed to. (AP Photo/Heather Ainsworth)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/444ef11645dd4b3ab3e877c6469af840/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
The Tioughnioga River runs by the Itaska Valley Farm, foreground, owned by Harold and Joan Koster, Wednesday, March 13, 2024, in Whitney Point, N.Y. The Kosters were asked by Texas-based Southern Tier Energy Solutions to lease their land to extract natural gas by injecting carbon dioxide into the ground, which they rejected and are opposed to. (AP Photo/Heather Ainsworth)
![Heather Ainsworth Joan and Harold Koster pose for a photo on their property, also known as Itaska Valley Farm, Wednesday, March 13, 2024, in Whitney Point, N.Y. The Kosters were asked by Texas-based Southern Tier Energy Solutions to lease their land to extract natural gas by injecting carbon dioxide into the ground, which they rejected and are opposed to. (AP Photo/Heather Ainsworth)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/e6262da0649e4c2d89efccec5e00d2ec/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Joan and Harold Koster pose for a photo on their property, also known as Itaska Valley Farm, Wednesday, March 13, 2024, in Whitney Point, N.Y. The Kosters were asked by Texas-based Southern Tier Energy Solutions to lease their land to extract natural gas by injecting carbon dioxide into the ground, which they rejected and are opposed to. (AP Photo/Heather Ainsworth)
![Heather Ainsworth A car passes the Itaska Valley Farm, owned by Joan and Harold Koster, Wednesday, March 13, 2024, in Whitney Point, N.Y. The Kosters were asked by Texas-based Southern Tier Energy Solutions to lease their land to extract natural gas by injecting carbon dioxide into the ground, which they rejected and are opposed to. (AP Photo/Heather Ainsworth)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/1d476bd42df34ac2a9dfe157f967cb62/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A car passes the Itaska Valley Farm, owned by Joan and Harold Koster, Wednesday, March 13, 2024, in Whitney Point, N.Y. The Kosters were asked by Texas-based Southern Tier Energy Solutions to lease their land to extract natural gas by injecting carbon dioxide into the ground, which they rejected and are opposed to. (AP Photo/Heather Ainsworth)
![Heather Ainsworth From left, Laurel and Lennon Linkroum, are pictured with Harold Koster, Laurel's father and Lennon's grandfather, respectively, at Koster's farm, Wednesday, March 13, 2024, in Whitney Point, N.Y. The Kosters were asked by Texas-based Southern Tier Energy Solutions to lease their land to extract natural gas by injecting carbon dioxide into the ground, which they rejected and are opposed to. (AP Photo/Heather Ainsworth)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/a148720530b748c2b2eb86634926b903/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
From left, Laurel and Lennon Linkroum, are pictured with Harold Koster, Laurel's father and Lennon's grandfather, respectively, at Koster's farm, Wednesday, March 13, 2024, in Whitney Point, N.Y. The Kosters were asked by Texas-based Southern Tier Energy Solutions to lease their land to extract natural gas by injecting carbon dioxide into the ground, which they rejected and are opposed to. (AP Photo/Heather Ainsworth)
![Heather Ainsworth Harold Koster, right, drives his four-wheel vehicle around his 125-acre property with his daughter and granddaughter, Laurel and Lennon Linkroum, at the Koster's farm, Wednesday, March 13, 2024, in Whitney Point, N.Y. The Kosters were asked by Texas-based Southern Tier Energy Solutions to lease their land to extract natural gas by injecting carbon dioxide into the ground, which they rejected and are opposed to. (AP Photo/Heather Ainsworth)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/57bf5633ebc64421852226720ca2bb75/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Harold Koster, right, drives his four-wheel vehicle around his 125-acre property with his daughter and granddaughter, Laurel and Lennon Linkroum, at the Koster's farm, Wednesday, March 13, 2024, in Whitney Point, N.Y. The Kosters were asked by Texas-based Southern Tier Energy Solutions to lease their land to extract natural gas by injecting carbon dioxide into the ground, which they rejected and are opposed to. (AP Photo/Heather Ainsworth)
![Heather Ainsworth A creek flows along the 125-acre property owned by Joan and Harold Koster, Wednesday, March 13, 2024, in Whitney Point, N.Y., The Kosters were asked by Texas-based Southern Tier Energy Solutions to lease their land to extract natural gas by injecting carbon dioxide into the ground, which they rejected and are opposed to. (AP Photo/Heather Ainsworth)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/5369da534dac4468a21932af6a519d82/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A creek flows along the 125-acre property owned by Joan and Harold Koster, Wednesday, March 13, 2024, in Whitney Point, N.Y., The Kosters were asked by Texas-based Southern Tier Energy Solutions to lease their land to extract natural gas by injecting carbon dioxide into the ground, which they rejected and are opposed to. (AP Photo/Heather Ainsworth)
![Heather Ainsworth Joan and Harold Koster pose for a photo in front of a historic barn on their property, known as Itaska Valley Farm, Wednesday, March 13, 2024, in Whitney Point, N.Y. The Kosters were asked by Texas-based Southern Tier Energy Solutions to lease their land to extract natural gas by injecting carbon dioxide into the ground, which they rejected and are opposed to. (AP Photo/Heather Ainsworth)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/c280cd11d74741ea905f300f1adae470/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Joan and Harold Koster pose for a photo in front of a historic barn on their property, known as Itaska Valley Farm, Wednesday, March 13, 2024, in Whitney Point, N.Y. The Kosters were asked by Texas-based Southern Tier Energy Solutions to lease their land to extract natural gas by injecting carbon dioxide into the ground, which they rejected and are opposed to. (AP Photo/Heather Ainsworth)
![Heather Ainsworth Beehives adorn the back of the property at Itaska Valley Farm, Wednesday, March 13, 2024, in Whitney Point, N.Y. Joan and Harold Koster, who own the farm, were asked by Texas-based Southern Tier Energy Solutions to lease their land to extract natural gas by injecting carbon dioxide into the ground, which they rejected and are opposed to. (AP Photo/Heather Ainsworth)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/a3fd14f2c730470386923ba52d6639ec/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Beehives adorn the back of the property at Itaska Valley Farm, Wednesday, March 13, 2024, in Whitney Point, N.Y. Joan and Harold Koster, who own the farm, were asked by Texas-based Southern Tier Energy Solutions to lease their land to extract natural gas by injecting carbon dioxide into the ground, which they rejected and are opposed to. (AP Photo/Heather Ainsworth)