In a victory for opponents of the drilling process known as hydrofracking, a New York State judge ruled on Tuesday that the upstate town of Dryden in Tompkins County can ban natural gas drilling within its boundaries. In August, Dryden’s Town ...

A New York State judge says local gov­ern­ments have the right to ban frack­ing within their borders. In a deci­sion released Tues­day, the state Supreme Court in Cort­land County upheld the Town of Dryden’s ban on drilling. In his deci ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — One of the most contentious issues in the debate over shale gas drilling in New York's share of the Marcellus Shale region — how to handle millions of gallons of contaminated wastewater — remains unsettled. As the state ...