Report: NY’s Ban On Fracking Has Cost State’s Residents Tens Of Thousands Of Dollars

Report: NY’s Ban On Fracking Has Cost State’s Residents Tens Of Thousands Of Dollars

By Jacob Adams, The Daily Signal | April 24, 2025 A new report by The Heritage Foundation shows the economic benefits of hydraulic fracturing (aka fracking) for natural gas. New York state has had a ban on hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling practices since 2010. The ban was strengthened in 2014 by then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo, but the report found that “approximately $11,000 per capita—$27,000 per family—could have been created in New York i…