Shale gas fracking gets legal thumbs up for Delaware river basin

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District judge throws out New York State's plea for full environmental review, ruling threat of harm is only speculative

A US district judge has thrown out a case seeking to halt shale gas exploration in New York State's Delaware River Basin. Yesterday's ruling saw the court side with the Environmental Protection Agency...

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