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New York is first state to ban fracking

Kai Ryssdal Dec 17, 2014
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New York is first state to ban fracking

Kai Ryssdal Dec 17, 2014
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The fracking wars continue, this time in the Big Apple. The controversial drilling practice has been banned in local town and cities, but today New York became the first state to enact a ban.

Kai talks to Scott Tong, who has been covering fracking and the oil industry for Marketplace.

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