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This announcement is from an long-expected "NY State Health Commission Report",
and appears to be based on the frequency of industry-wide leaks occurring in the fracking wells,
... as well as zoning laws passed by cities and counties and approved by an Appeals Court.
Cuomo to Ban Fracking in New York State, Citing Health Risks
NY Times
JESSE McKINLEY
DEC. 17, 2014
ALBANY — The Cuomo administration announced Wednesday that it would ban hydraulic fracturing in New York State,
ending years of uncertainty by concluding that the controversial method of extracting gas
from deep underground could contaminate the state’s air and water and pose inestimable public-health risks.<snip>
The state has had a de facto ban on the procedure for more than five years, predating Mr. Cuomo’s first term.
The decision also came as oil and gas prices continued to fall, in part because of surging American oil production,
as fracking boosted output.<snip>
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