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New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joe Martens testifies during a joint legislative budget hearing on the environment on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. Martens says his agency has “absolutely no plans” to issue permits for shale gas drilling and fracking in the 2014-15 fiscal year. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)
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New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joe Martens testifies during a joint legislative budget hearing on the environment on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. Martens says his agency has “absolutely no plans” to issue permits for shale gas drilling and fracking in the 2014-15 fiscal year. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)
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New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joe Martens testifies during a joint legislative budget hearing on the environment on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. Martens says his agency has “absolutely no plans” to issue permits for shale gas drilling and fracking in the 2014-15 fiscal year. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)
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Fracking opponent Alex Neill Jr. of Guilford, N.Y., holds a sign as New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joe Martens testifies during a joint legislative budget hearing on the environment on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. Martens says his agency has “absolutely no plans” to issue permits for shale gas drilling and fracking in the 2014-15 fiscal year. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)
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Fracking opponents hold signs as New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joe Martens, center, testifies during a joint legislative budget hearing on the environment on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. Martens says his agency has “absolutely no plans” to issue permits for shale gas drilling and fracking in the 2014-15 fiscal year. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)
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This Aug. 2, 2013 photo provided by the New York State Department of Correctional Services shows Lillo Brancato Jr. The former "Sopranos" actor convicted for his real-life role in the slaying of an off-duty police officer during a botched break-in at a Bronx home was released from prison Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013 on parole. Brancato, 37, was released over the vehement objections of police union officials, who insisted he should have been convicted of murder. (AP Photo/New York State Department of Correctional Services)
