David Robinson
New York state regulators say they plan to ban hydraulic fracturing, the controversial natural gas drilling technique, because of insufficient data about potential health and environmental risk.
...
Karen Harbert, president and CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Institute for 21st Century Energy, echoed Moreau's comments in a response to New York's fracking ban.
"Governor Cuomo's decision is directly at odds with findings from the Environmental Protection Agency and the Departments of Interior and Energy, the White House, and numerous governors and federal officials from both parties," Harbert said. "America's shale revolution has already safely created more than 2 million jobs and will continue to drive our economy for years to come."
Read the full article at Albany Business Review.