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New York Times: After two state judges upheld drilling bans established by two upstate towns in New York, the question becomes: how many more towns will go ahead and pass their own prohibitions on hydrofracking?
A New York state judge ruled Friday that the town of Middlefield in Otsego County can ban natural gas drilling within its borders, the second time in a week that a state court has affirmed local authority over the drilling process known as hydrofracking.
Earlier this week, another state judge upheld......
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A Second N.Y. Ruling Upholds Local Authority Over Gas Drilling
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on February 25th, 2012
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