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Municipal Ban on Drilling Upheld in New York
February 23, 2012 | Washington Post

A New York Supreme Court ruled in favor of a municipal zoning regulation that banned natural gas drilling within a community. Previously jurisdiction on natural gas drilling has belonged to state governments.


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