A group of upstate landowners have filed a notice they will appeal a state Supreme Court ruling that denied their attempt to have the courts compel the Cuomo administration to decide whether or not commercial fracking for natural gas is legal in New York state.

The plaintiffs in Joint Landowners Coalition of New York v. Cuomo, 843-2014, have filed a notice of appeal with the Appellate Division,Third Department of Acting Albany County Supreme Court Justice Roger McDonough’s (See Profile) ruling that they do not have standing to sue the governor.