NY Republican Candidate for Governor Wants to Reverse Frack Ban

August 18, 2022August 18, 2022

Candidate for governor of New York State running on the Republican line, Lee Zeldin, is pushing to reverse the now-permanent ban on fracking in the state. The frack ban was enacted into law as part of a sneaky budget bill Andrew Cuomo signed in 2020 while everyone was distracted with COVID (see Cuomo PERMANENTLY Bans NY Fracking in Now-Adopted Budget). One of Zeldin's key campaign planks is to allow fracking for natural gas (and oil) in the state. Is this possible? Or is it false hope?

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