Assembly OKs 2-year fracking moratorium
Photo credit: Getty Images | Men with Cabot Oil and Gas work on a natural gas valve at a hydraulic fracturing site on January 18, 2012 in South Montrose, Pennsylvania.
ALBANY -- The Democrat-dominated State Assembly on Wednesday approved a two-year moratorium on high-volume hydraulic fracturing from the Southern Tier to the Catskills until there is "conclusive scientific evidence" on possible health and environmental risks.
The measure is largely symbolic at this point because the politically divided Senate hasn't shown signs of backing a moratorium. Gov....
