Occupy Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in White Plains, NY: WE DID IT! AP: NY Fracking Held as Cuomo, RFK Jr. ...

Occupy Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in White Plains, NY: WE DID IT! AP: NY Fracking Held as Cuomo, RFK Jr. ...: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo came as close as he ever has to approving fracking last month, laying out a limited drilling plan for as many as 40 gas wells before changing course to await the findings of a new study after discussions with environmentalist and former brother-in-law Robert F. Kennedy Jr., several people familiar with his thinking told The Associated Press.

These 2013 file photos show New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, left, in Albany, N.Y. and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in Dallas, Texas. People familiar with Cuomo's thinking on fracking tell The Associated Press he was on the brink of approving the much-debated gas drilling method in February 2013 but held off after discussions with environmentalist and former brother-in-law, Kennedy. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)