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Towns in New York Can Prohibit Fracking, State’s Highest Court Rules
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/01/nyregion/towns-may-ban-fracking-new-york-state-high-court-rules.html?_r=0--snip--
In a decision with far-reaching implications for the future of natural gas drilling in New York State, its highest court ruled on Monday that towns can use zoning ordinances to ban hydraulic fracturing, the controversial extraction method known as fracking.
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There was also a well-attended anti-fracking demo this eve. across from the Hyatt in midtown Manhattan where Cuomo was attending a Democratic party event.
