ELR Citation: 42 ELR 20040
No(s). 2011-0902 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. Feb 21, 2012)

A New York court upheld a town's zoning amendment that bans hydraulic fracturing (hydrofracking) within its jurisdiction. The zoning amendment was enacted in response to a petition from town residents concerned about hydrofracking's impact on ground and surface water supplies. An energy company ...