Sentences with phrase «banned high volume hydraulic fracturing»
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The ban applied to high - volume hydraulic fracturing, which uses large volumes of water mixed with sand and chemicals to create fractures in rock that release gas.
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While high - volume hydraulic fracturing is banned in New York State, using propane to bust open shale formations and release natural gas is not.
The state's final ban is on high - volume hydraulic fracturing, which uses large volumes of water mixed with sand and chemicals to create fractures in rock that release gas.
What's banned in New York is high - volume hydraulic fracturing.»
«Now that the EPA has confirmed what top scientists have said all along, that fracking is safe and has no widespread impact on drinking water, we are calling on Commissioner Martens and the state Department of Environmental Conservation to rescind the temporary ban on high - volume hydraulic fracturing in New York State.»
A new report examines the possibility and practice of potentially radioactive out - of - state fracking waste getting dumped in New York despite Governor Cuomo's ongoing implementation of a ban on high - volume hydraulic fracturing.
Less than a year ago, the Cuomo administration banned high - volume hydraulic fracturing in New York as a means to extract natural gas.
Rep. - elect John Katko said the report which led officials in Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration to call for a ban on high - volume hydraulic fracturing was «riddled with speculation and not facts» and fails to address whether hydrofracking is safe.