New York state fracking ban leads to secession calls

Carolyn Price, the town supervisor of Windsor, N.Y., listens as a resident at Kennedy’s Diner discusses the state fracking ban’s effect on the local economy. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

March 25, 2015 6:14 PM PT

For years, New York state has vowed to create economic opportunities in the southern tier, once home to factories that produced everything from cigars to computers. Many residents believe fracking could reverse the decline. But New York is one of two states that bans the practice.

This farm in Broome County is no longer operational, a sign of the dire economy in New York’s southern tier. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

A capped natural gas well appears in the foreground, while, in the distance, another well is being drilled near Harford, Pa. Fracking, which is permitted in Pennsylvania, has ignited a boom in towns there.

(Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

Ken Finch gave up farming in Windsor, N.Y., because he couldn’t manage financially. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

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New York state fracking ban leads to secession calls

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