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LIVINGSTON MANOR - The state’s decision to ban fracking in New York was cheered by environmentalists and the environmentally conscious alike and booed by some business groups and landowners.Citing unresolved health issues and dubious economic benefits, the state’s Environmental Commissioner Joe Martens and Acting Health Commissioner Howard Zucker recommended the ban on Wednesday.After nearly seven years of debate and demonstrations to prohibit hydraulic fracturing, [...]