New York

$In this Oct. 30, 2013 file photo, people hold signs during a rally against hydraulic fracturing for natural gas, or fracking, in Albany, N.Y. New York's newly released energy plan calls for increased use of renewable energy and clean technology and anticipates reduced utility bills and a more flexible distribution grid, but takes no position on hydraulic fracturing for natural gas in the fertile Marcellus Shale. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)$

Energy and Environment

Pro-gas interests decry NY inaction on fracking

December 28, 2013 5:00 am

Leaving New York

Geoffrey Norman -

December 27, 2013 4:27 pm

Education

NY authorizes veterans’ school tax exemptions

Washington Examiner -

December 23, 2013 5:00 am

New York City lawmakers paved the way Thursday for an eventual ban on plastic foam containers. The foam bill allows lawmakers to ban the product if after a yearlong study the commissioner of the Sanitation Department finds the material can't be recycled effectively. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Energy and Environment

New York City Council passes plastic foam, e-cigarette bills

Washington Examiner -

December 20, 2013 5:00 am

$A bankrupt company that hoped to drill for gas in New York is suing the Cuomo administration over what it calls an unreasonable delay in deciding whether to allow hydraulic fracturing for natural gas. (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)$