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February 22, 2012

Judge Rules New York Towns Can Ban Fracking 
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A New York judge has ruled towns have a right to ban the controversial
natural gas drilling process known as fracking. On Tuesday, state
Supreme Court Justice Phillip Rumsey upheld a ban by the Ithaca suburb
of Dryden, saying the town’s government could prohibit fracking as
part of its authority to regulate local land use. The decision could
prove key to municipalities seeking to prevent fracking as the industry
eyes natural gas reserves in the Marcellus Shale, a massive rock
formation that stretches through parts of New York and other states.



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