Topic - Joe Martens

$New York environmental conservation commissioner Joseph Martens, right, explains the department's findings on hydraulic fracturing during a cabinet meeting at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y., on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014. At left is acting health commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker. Gov. Andrew Cuomo&#8217;s administration will move to prohibit fracking in the state, citing unresolved health issues and dubious economic benefits of the widely used gas-drilling technique. Martens said that he is recommending a ban. (AP Photo/Tim Roske)$

New York move to ban fracking heartens critics

By Mary Esch - Associated Press

NY asks feds to update oil spill response plans

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$Fracking opponents hold signs as New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joe Martens, center, testifies during a joint legislative budget hearing on the environment on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. Martens says his agency has “absolutely no plans” to issue permits for shale gas drilling and fracking in the 2014-15 fiscal year. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)$

NY commissioner: No plans for fracking permits

By MARY ESCH - Associated Press

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