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Recently-released documents suggest the Cuomo administration was aware of a Tioga County propane fracking proposal when it acted to restrict high-volume hydraulic fracturing.

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. Opponents of hydraulic fracturing say Governor Cuomo is not keeping his promise of banning the practice in New York State.

Is fracking really banned in New York state? One anti-fracking activist says no.

Bucky Snyder, 71, stands on the plot of his land in Lockwood where propane fracking has been proposed.
(Photo: ANDREW THAYER / STAFF PHOTO)

ALBANY—A proposal to use gelled propane instead of water in fracking has led to a rare bit of agreement between some environmental groups in New York and the natural gas industry: They agree it could be exempt from the state's current fracking ban.

Binghamton (WIVT) - Anti-fracking activists are decrying a potential loophole in the state's ban on the controversial gas drilling technique.

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. -- Environmental activists are asking Governor Cuomo to immediately prohibit the use of all so-called "green" alternative shale fracturing methods.