New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration said on Wednesday it would ban hydraulic fracturing in the state. Via Fox Business, the decision comes on the heels of a report by the state’s health commissioner that claimed there is not enough scientific information to prove fracking is safe. New York sits atop a portion of the Marcellus Shale, which is the largest source of natural gas in the U.S.
API New York State Petroleum Council head Karen Moreau blasted Cuomo’s decision, saying the fracking ban puts the state’s economy on a “reckless path.”
“Robust regulations exist at the federal and state levels nationwide for natural gas development and environmental protection,” Moreau said. “A politically motivated and equally misinformed ban on a proven technology used for over 60 years — throughout the country to great success — is short-sighted and reckless, particularly when New York depends on safely produced natural gas just over the border in Pennsylvania.”
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