Citing unspecified concerns about health and the environment, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced this month that fracking (hydraulic fracturing) for natural gas is now banned in New York State. Some observers thought the governor might allow test drilling because economic growth from fracking in neighboring Pennsylvania has proved a boon. Though Cuomo seemed to distance himself (“I am not a scientist”) from the issue, a pro-fracking decision was never in the cards.
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