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LiberalElite

(14,691 posts) Mon Jun 30, 2014, 08:49 PM Jun 2014

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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

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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 in midtown Manhattan this eve. across from the Hyatt where Cuomo was attending a Democratic party event.

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Towns in New York Can Prohibit Fracking, State’s Highest Court Rules (Original Post) LiberalElite Jun 2014 OP

Cuomo is not going to like this ruling. Renew Deal Jun 2014 #1

Renew Deal

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1. Cuomo is not going to like this ruling.

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Mon Jun 30, 2014, 09:56 PM

Jun 2014

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