New York seeks to lift fracking moratorium: report
- Thu 30 Jun 2011 07:16:PM
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York state Governor Andrew Cuomo is expected to lift a moratorium on the controversial natural gas extraction technique known as hydraulic fracturing, The New York Times reported on Thursday.
Such a move could open the state to a gas drilling boom similar to what is happening in neighboring Pennsylvania, and it would certainly raise opposition from environmentalists who believe "fracking" or "hydrofracking" pollutes drinking water.
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