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City Council Votes For One-Year Moratorium on Hydrofracking

By: WROC-TV
Updated: June 20, 2012
Rochester City Council voted for a 12 month moratorium on hydrofracking in the city Tuesday night. The moratorium is an amendment to the zoning code.

This means there can be no exploration or extraction of natural gas within the city limits for a full year. The vote is meant to give the city more time to examine the possible effects hydrofracking could have on the community.

Brighton and Rush have also passed one year moratoriums on hydrofracking.

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