In 2014, Gov. Andrew Cuomo made a bold statement by banning hydraulic fracturing in the Empire State, declaring alongside his health commissioner that “no child should live near” a shale-gas well because of its potential harm. https://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2017/12/08/new-yorks-heralded-fracking-ban-isnt-all-its-cracked-up-to-be/