At a cabinet meeting in Albany today Governor Cuomo heard reports on the hotly-debated hydraulic fracking issue.  There will not be hydraulic fracking allowed in New York State at this time.

The Governor heard reports from Acting New York State Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker and Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joe Martens.  Zucker stated that there is not enough long-term data to alleviate health concerns pertaining to fracking and that there were too many red flags to allow fracking to happen in the state.

Zucker told the governor he would not let his family live in an area where fracking was taking place.  Cuomo says he is relying on the expertise of Zucker and Martens and has set no timetable for the possibility of fracking to occur in New York State.

 

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