BUFFALO, N.Y. — Scientific and political disputes over drilling Marcellus shale for natural gas have focused primarily on the environmental effects of pumping millions of gallons of water and chemicals deep underground to blast through rocks to …
I HAVE COME to believe that extracting natural gas from shale using the newish technique called hydrofracking is the environmental issue of our time. …
In a previous paper,1 I compared the horizontal hydrofracking of shale to a “pipe bomb.” Real bombs have been used to frack shale, including at least one nuclear device at Rulison, Colorado.2 The …
Dimock, Pennsylvania (CNN) — Bill Ely walked into his chicken coop with an empty five-gallon water jug.
The jug, punched with several finger-sized holes near the top to keep it from overflowing, was …
RODALE NEWS, WEST TRENTON, NJ—We are at a crossroads. With the effects of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill still with us more …
Pennsylvanians are wondering if their state could become the next environmental ground zero after …
Early on a spring morning in the town of Damascus, in northeastern Pennsylvania, the fog on the Delaware River rises to form a mist that hangs above …
Early on a spring morning in the town of Damascus, in northeastern Pennsylvania, the fog on the Delaware River rises to form a mist that hangs above the tree-covered hills on either side. A buzzard swoops …
Dear friends,
We all know this is a dire moment for the planet. Last year, we shot past 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, exceeding the most dire projections of a few years back. We’re all in shock about what’s …
In January, 2024, President Biden announced a pause on export permits for liquefied natural gas (LNG). In their letter regarding this pause, published in The River Reporter on February 8, PA Senators Casey and Fetterman conclude: “If this decision puts …
‘Bomb Trains’
Poly Vinyl Chloride
Ethane Cracker Plants
Ted Waddell’s Train Bomb Coverage in the River Reporter
Petition to Ban LNG on Trains in the DRB
Please register now for EPA Webinar on Banning Vinyl Chloride 2.20.24, at 1:00 – …
The DCS (Damascus Citizens for Sustainability) Storefront Project would like to invite you to a Meet and Greet on December 17th!
This event will take place from 1:00- 3:00 at the DCS Storefront, 25 Main Street, across from …
