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With Unresolved Health Risks and Few Signs of an Economic Boon, Cuomo to Ban Gas Fracking
2014-12-17 23:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: After years of gauging the environmental, medical, economic and political risks of hydraulic fracturing, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is moving to ban this method of extracting natural gas from shale deposits in New York State. [Update, 9:30 p.m. | See the end of the post for an excerpt from the state health study that underpinned the decision.] It had been clear for years, as I wrote in 2012, that there was little political or economic impetus to act quickly, even though I felt (and still am convinced)...
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