If you live in a town where shale-gas drilling is taking place, there may be a chance that fracking could be banned in the future.

The Poughkeepsie Journal reports that two New York communities, Dryden and Middlefield, have passed zoning laws that don’t allow for fracking. This ban stems from  2011 zoning ordinances stating that fracking should be outlawed within the town’s boundaries.

In the past six years, over 150 New York towns have banned fracking, or at least prohibited fracking for the time being. Proponents of shale-oil gas drilling and fracking might be upset by the bans, but opponents remain focused on the health and safety of New York citizens.

From The Poughkeepsie Journal:

“‘I hope our victory serves as an inspiration to people in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Texas, Colorado, New Mexico, Florida, North Carolina, California and elsewhere who are also trying to do what’s right for their own communities,’ Dryden Town Supervisor Mary Ann Sumner said in a statement.”

Via: Top N.Y. court says towns can ban fracking