Fight Over Fracking Continues as Counties Begin to Ban Practice

An anti-fracking rally at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y. Though the state's government has not decided whether to ban fracking, one town has joined a county in New Mexico in banning the practice.While the nation’s so-called “Shale Gale” might be benefiting some communities in the United States, one county in New Mexico has said “no thanks” to a stronger oil and gas industry presence in its region.

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