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Hydrofracking series, part 1: Job impacts under scrutiny

By Emma Jacobs/WRVO's Innovation Trail reporter

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Pennsylvania – The Environmental Protection Agency will hold the final hearing in its review of the natural gas drilling process, called "hydro-fracking" next week, in Binghamton. In advance of the hearing, we're looking at what drilling might hold for New York State. One benefit that officials are eyeing is job creation, and they're looking across the border to Pennsylvania to learn more. For the Innovation Trail, WRVO's Emma Jacobs has the story.

Note: This story is part of our Innovation Trail collaboration. For more stories about New York's innovation economy, visit us at innovation-trail-dot-O-R-G.

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