CHRIS JORDAN-BLOCH / EARTHJUSTICE
June 29, 2015
“Today, nearly a year to the day after communities won the right to ban fracking, New York’s historic statewide ban on fracking is now the law of the land. We salute Governor Andrew Cuomo’s refusal to bow to industry pressure.”
Deborah Goldberg
Managing Attorney, Earthjustice
Nearly a year to the day after communities won the right to ban oil and gas development locally, a statewide ban on high-volume hydraulic fracturing (or fracking) was made official with the release of a 43-page findings statement that outlines the specific parameters of the state’s ban. The Department of Environmental Conservation today issued the document which said:
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