Cuomo Bans Fracking, Saying Risks Trump Economic Potential.

The article discusses New York governor Andrew M. Cuomo's decision to ban the use of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) methods for extracting natural gas in New York due to health concerns that fracking could contaminate air and water. Topics addressed include advocacy for fracking as a source of economic revival for depressed communities, a scientific study on health risks commissioned by Cuomo, and environmentalists support of his decision.