By Pamela Wood, The Baltimore Sun, March 27,2017
The Maryland General Assembly on Monday gave final passage to a ban on fracking in the state, sending the measure to Gov. Larry Hogan for his …
The Maryland General Assembly on Monday gave final passage to a ban on fracking in the state, sending the measure to Gov. Larry Hogan for his …
Update: DCS comments to the DRBC on fracking economics and frack waste disposal
In May of 2016 the Wayne Land and Mineral Group (WLMG) filed suit in federal court challenging the authority of the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) to …
On February 15, 2017, several DCS members made the trip to Washington’s Crossing, PA, to attend a meeting of the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC). We joined with approximately 300 concerned citizens to fill the meeting room and urge the …
After a three-year investigation in Pennsylvania, Public Herald
Since the first draft of the EPA’s study on the impact of fracking on drinking water, DCS …
This urgent request in light of drilling interests suing the DRBC questioning the Commission’s right to regulate drilling. Please download the …
DCS has been involved in the EPA study since it was first proposed by NY Congressman Hinchey in 2009. We have submitted strong and detailed comments at every opportunity and gotten many scientists and impacted citizens to also testify about …
The Pennsylvania Medical Society has called for a moratorium on new shale gas drilling and …
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the U.S. Bureau of Land Management from opening more than 1 …
Since 2008, Damascus Citizens for Sustainability has been among the leaders in the fight against fracking, often working behind the scenes to achieve tangible results. For example, in 2012 DCS proposed a ban on frack waste in New York …
Barbara Arrindell, director of Damascus Citizens for Sustainability (DCS), and I, DCS Board Member Marge Schab, started with this …
The EPA’s Office of Research and Development (ORD) requested that the Science Advisory Board (SAB) conduct a peer …