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Cuomo Administration Edited and Delayed Fracking Study
The report, commissioned by New York state in 2011, was going to result in a number of politically inconvenient truths for the governor.
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In Breakthrough Decision, New York Court Rules That Towns Can Ban Fracking
The precedent-setting ruling Monday enables the towns of Dryden and Middlefield to use local zoning laws to outlaw oil and gas drilling within municipal borders.
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Asserting Community Bill of Rights, a Colorado City Files Suit to Halt Fracking
Residents of Lafayette, Colo., filed a first-of-its-kind class action lawsuit demanding their right to ban drilling.
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Thousands of New Yorkers Rally Against Fracking at Gov. Cuomo’s State of State Address
Protesters representing more than 100 organizations highlighted the environmental and health dangers fracking would pose to the state, calling for a ban as the only way to protect New York’s water and the health of residents.
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More Than 15 Million Americans Now Live Within 1 Mile Of a Fracking Well
A recent Reuters analysis uncovered the unsettling trend of home developers keeping the rights to oil and gas reserves under the houses they sell — in many cases without notifying the homes’ buyers outright, then leasing the land to fracking companies.
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Newfoundland Bans Fracking, As First Nations-Led New Brunswick Protests Continue
Western Newfoundland’s shale-oil deposits have been described as potentially vast, but the region includes the Gros Morne National Park, which is a world heritage site and huge tourist attraction.
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Vote Victory: Fracking Banned In Three Colorado Cities!
The cities passed measures on Tuesday with solid margins to suspend or ban hydraulic fracturing.
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France Says Frack Off: Abandons Shale Gas Drilling
There will be no fracking on French soil. The ban is final – “absolute” – says the government.
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House Democrats Demand Hearing on Massive Oil and Gas Spills in Colorado Floods
Two congressmen are trying to investigate toxic spills caused by massive flooding in Colorado, where oil and gas well drilling has doubled since 2006.
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650,000 Demand Obama Bans Fracking on Public Lands
A coalition of 276 environmental and consumer organizations delivered to President Obama nearly 650,000 public comments asking the federal government to ban fracking on public lands.
