Parts of the Marcellus shale natural gas play in New York may be off limits to hydraulic fracturing because of potential adverse risks, a state review found. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo banned the use of hydraulic fracturing , or fracking, as a means of extracting natural gas after a years-long study by environmental and health officials. His December move triggered a review from the state Department of Environmental Conservation, which found “significant uncertainty remains” regarding the risks to public health and the environment that would result from fracking in the state. Interstate movements on fracking have been fluid since a moratorium was first introduced in 2008. A federal report finds that, while the amount of […]