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June 14, 2012

NY Governor Considers Plan to Limit Fracking 
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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is considering a plan to restrict the
controversial gas drilling practice known as fracking in the state. The
plan would limit fracking to economically struggling parts of New York
along the Pennsylvania border and allow only in communities that express
support. More than 100 communities in New York have approved bans or
moratoriums on fracking, which involves blasting a mix of sand, water
and chemicals into rock formations in order to extract natural gas. Some
environmental justice advocates criticized Cuomo’s plan, saying it
would send an environmentally polluting industry into the most
impoverished communities. Activist and writer Sandra Steingraber said in
a statement: "Partitioning our state into frack and no-frack zones based
on economic desperation is a shameful idea." New York state regulators
are expected to approve fracking in the coming months.

 

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