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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - As Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration nears completion of regulations that could lift a 4 1/2-year-old ban on shale gas drilling in New York, opposition groups have ramped up efforts to persuade the governor to say no to fracking.

Environmental, health and community groups opposed to shale gas drilling and hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," say they collected more than 200,000 comments during an intense 30-day effort featuring comment-writing workshops and online coaching. They plan to give cases of comments to regulators on Friday, the last day to comment on proposed drilling rules.

Industry representatives are also delivering comments to the Department of Environmental Conservation, arguing that the proposed rules are so strict they'll effectively prevent drilling in New York's part of the massive Marcellus Shale formation.

DEC must read and respond to the comments.

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