De Blasio signs Levin bill to ban fracking products
Council member says it will safeguard water supply
In a move hailed by environmentalists, New York has become the first city in the country to ban the use of oil waste products obtained through the controversial process of hydro-fracking.
Mayor Bill de Blasio signed into law a bill prohibiting the use of oil and natural gas waste products in the city.
The products are often used to de-ice roadways in the winter, officials said.