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City of Ithaca considers banning hydraulic fracturing

By Kacey Deamer, Staff Writer September 14, 2011
The City of Ithaca is considering a complete ban of horizontal hydraulic fracturing — also known as fracking — within city limits, while state and federal governments still have not determined whether the natural gas extraction process is safe.
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