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Rep. Maloney Calls For Greater Scrutiny Of Fracking | Given the recent expiration of New York state’s moratorium on deep natural gas drilling and the expectation hydofracking will begin outside of the New York City and Syracuse watersheds, ThinkProgress asked Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) how she felt about the prospect of having hydrofracking in her state. She said, “it hasn’t been explored deeply enough to ensure the safety and well being of people … I feel that it’s untested and many of the studies show that it’s dangerous. I don’t think we should be following policies that are dangerous to the health and to the environment of our country.”

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