Cuomo’s Fracking Dilemma Poses Political Risk Beyond New York
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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is caught between gas-rich Marcellus shale and a hard place.
On one side are the thousands of jobs that might be created if New York approves hydraulic fracturing for natural gas. On the other are fellow Democrats and a coalition of celebrities including Lady Gaga who say that forcing millions of gallons of chemically treated water into the underground rock will damage the environment. How Cuomo extricates himself from the dilemma may affect his political career beyond the state.