Energy and climateFinding

New York should lift its ban on natural gas fracking.

New York banned high-volume hydraulic fracturing for natural gas in 2014 and wrote the ban into state law in 2020. Lifting it would allow permits for fracking wells.

Bruce Blakeman

Republican
Agree

Why in the world would we sit on one of the largest natural gas reserves and not enjoy that natural resource, to create prosperity, to create economic development, to lower utility bills

Press quote · Jun 12, 2026 · retrieved Sep 28, 2026

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