EcoWatch: Governor Andrew M. Cuomos recent decision to hit the reset button on fracking proves that participatory democracy is alive and well in New York.
Last week, Cuomos State Health Commissioner, Dr. Nirav Shah, announced that he needs more time to review frackings health impacts, meaning that the states current proposed fracking regulations will expire on Feb. 28. Any future plans for fracking now depend on how the health issue comes out, which may take as much as a year or more to determine, according...