May 19, 2013
damascus citizens for sustainability
clean water, air & land are basic human rights
The Delaware River provides clean water to over 17 million people. This sustainable resource in now threatened by the push for hydraulic fracturing and related infrastructure (pipelines, etc.). The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) regulates the Basin. We need to push back to protect this invaluable resource from being destroyed … Continue reading
FEDERAL COURT CONFIRMS RIGHT OF NEW YORK ATTORNEY GENERAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS TO COMPEL COMPLIANCE WITH NEPA BUT DISMISSES CASE AS PREMATURE WHILE AFFIRMING FUTURE RIGHT TO REVIEW
Damascus Citizens for Sustainability has received the September 24, 2012, opinion from the U.S. … Continue reading
The Delaware River Basin Commission was served with a formal petition Wednesday asserting the regulatory body has an obligation to exercise its jurisdiction over the proliferation of pipelines being constructed and proposed within the boundaries of the Delaware River watershed.
According to the petition, … Continue reading
Former Gov. Ed Rendell told a group of environmentalists that he believes natural gas drilling can be done safely, but he would back a continued delay in drilling along the Delaware River.
“I would support putting a moratorium on the Delaware Basin right now,” … Continue reading
Gov. Tom Corbett’s administration has been lobbying neighboring states to approve regulations to open the Delaware River basin to natural gas drilling, a plan that came to a screeching halt … Continue reading
Today’s gas field technology is not capable of isolating our freshwater aquifers from gas field … Continue reading
Dear General DeLuca:
It is with great interest that we have followed your correspondence with Congressman Maurice Hinchey.
In your letter, dated September 14, 2010, you state, “The federal family of agencies that … Continue reading
Delaware RiverKeeper Network (DRN), and Damascus Citizens for Sustainability (DCS) were co-appellants in a Consolidated Administrative Hearing before a Delaware River Basin Commission [DRBC] Judge.
The following reports were submitted in this hearing and their sworn testimony will forever change the debate. These report have established a record for all to … Continue reading
THANK YOU! WORKING TOGETHER WE HAVE STOPPED THE GAS TRAIN . . . FOR NOW!
Delaware’s Gov. Markell and New York’s Gov. Cuomo have stepped off the train; Now it’s time to punch the tickets of the other voting members of the DRBC!
We need to gather together to make … Continue reading
Advocacy group seeks a full environmental impact review for Delaware River Basin Commission prior to adopting any gas development regulations
Seeking to protect the Delaware River Basin and the health of the millions of people who live, work and play in the Basin, … Continue reading
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