In Blow to Oil Industry, New York's Top Court Upholds Local Fracking Bans

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By Sharon KellyJun 30, 2014, 3:15 pm57 pts
New York's highest state court ruled today that local governments have the legal authority to use zoning to bar oil and gas drilling, fracking and other heavy industrial sites within their borders. In a 5-2 decision, affirming the rulings of three lower courts, the justices dismissed challenges to fracking bans…

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