New York state court OKs local fracking bans

Associated Press: New York’s top court handed a victory to opponents of hydraulic fracturing for natural gas Monday by affirming the right of municipalities to ban the practice within their borders. The state Court of Appeals upheld a midlevel appeals court ruling from last year that said the state oil and gas law doesn’t trump the authority of local governments to control land use through zoning. The “fracking” cases from two central New York towns have been closely watched by drillers hoping to tap into the......

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