No More Fracking In N.Y. Cuomo Says He's Not A Scientist But That He Listens To Them

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New York's Democratic governor will not allow hydraulic fracturing. Andrew Cuomo, citing a new study by the state, said the risks to public health were unknown. Thomas Kaplan in The New York Times.

Primary source: The report by the New York Department of Health.

Cuomo said he wasn't a scientist, and that he would listen to the scientists. Most people who say that sort of thing don't actually do it, but Cuomo did, accepting the advice of state health officials. Rebecca Leber inThe New Republic.

Cuomo's decision was the right one. And the decision reveals the need for a comprehensive national regulatory regime that will address local concerns. The New York Times.