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Given the broader environmental concern of climate change and the stark economic need of upstate counties, the question is not whether there will be hydro-frac drilling in the Marcellus Shale, but where and how that drilling will occur, says Chedzoy. "We can tap into this resource. We can benefit from it," he says. "Is there a risk? Yes. Is there a justifiable risk? I can't answer that."

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He notes that many of the communities who might profit from the jobs and tax money that drilling would bring drink the same water as city residents. "Nobody wants to see their water poisoned, their land destroyed, communities ruined," Chedzoy adds. "A year ago it was all about the money. But now both sides are coming together."

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