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Cuomo: No Decision on Fracking New York State

Those waiting for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to make a decision on gas drilling regulations and lift the state’s drilling moratorium may have a long wait ahead of them. Cuomo says even once he does release new rules, he expects lawsuits from both sides to hold up a shale gas boom in the Empire State.

During an interview on an Albany radio station Monday morning, Cuomo said he isn’t going to pressure the state agency into making the decision by a certain date, such as the upcoming election day for the office of the president and the state Legislature or by the end of the year. “When it’s done, and when they’re prepared — that’s when we’ll announce the decision,” he told WDJG.

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