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New York Becomes First State to Ban Fracking
New York became the first state to ban hydraulic fracturing – better known as fracking – after Governor Andrew Cuomo banned the process last week. Fracking currently occurs in other states on the Marcellus Shale, a gas field that spans from New York to West Virginia.
Read more about the ban in USA Today.
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A drill pad on the Marcellus Shale in Pennsylvania,.
Image Credit: Doug Duncan, USGS
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