New York Governor Orders Moratorium on Fracking, But It’s Only Sort of Good News

Daniel Foster via flickr This weekend, Governor Paterson ordered a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking, that will last until July. But it’s only on certain kinds of drilling—horizontal wells as opposed to vertical wells—and it came after Paterson vetoed a bill that would have put all fracking on hold until May. At the same time, the Delaware River Basin Commission—of which Paterson is a member—also looks like it is

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New York Governor Orders Moratorium on Fracking, But It’s Only Sort of Good News

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