The town of Avon has become the third community in upstate New York to win a court case over the right to ban fracking operations.
Western New York-based gas drilling company, Lenape Resources, took Avon and the state Department of Environmental Conservation to court over the town’s moratorium on drilling, saying the ban would put it out of business.
Jim Campbell, the Avon town attorney says they’re pleased with the court ruling, but the decision goes beyond the town itself.
