September 27, 2012

Federal Court Confirms Right of NY Attorney General and Environmental Groups to Compel Compliance with NEPA

CLICK HERE to Download the DCS Press Release

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 …

September 21, 2012

EWG Sues Cuomo Administration

Cuomo Administration Failure to Disclose Drilling Documents Prompts EWG Lawsuit

The dismissal of information from all but industry was the subject of the public hearing Tony Avella organized at NYC Council in July — its YouTube is on the DCS

July 4, 2012

U.S. Probes Chesapeake, Rival Over Possible Collusion

Michigan also opened investigations into the allegations of collusion
By CNBC, July 3, 2012

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department is probing Chesapeake Energy Corp and Encana Corp for possible collusion after a Reuters report showed that top executives …

March 1, 2012

Successful Anti-Fracking Organization Damascus Citizens for Sustainability Embarks on New Legal Fight to Save Rivers

The grassroots organization is widening their scope in order to help the watershed of the Susquehanna River.

alternet.org

The citizen group Damascus Citizens for Sustainability (DCS) has filed a public records request to force the Susquehanna River Basin Comission (SRBC), …

February 27, 2012

DCS SRBC FOIA Request

Citizen Group Takes Action to Force Interstate Body to Show It Is Protecting the Vital Water Resources of PA, NY State and MD from Fracking

Information Request Seeks Records From Susquehanna River Basin Commission To Demonstrate Whether It Has Been
January 24, 2012

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting From The Petroleum And Natural Gas Industry

U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY CLIMATE CHANGE DIVISION WASHINGTON DC

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations cited in this technical support document (TSD) contain legally-binding requirements. In several chapters this TSD offers illustrative examples for complying with the minimum requirements indicated …

December 8, 2011

Expert Reports Challenge DRBC on Wells Drilled Within Watershed

The expert reports listed below were prepared (by DCS, DRN and the DRBC) for an administrative hearing (like a trial) that was to take place in January, 2011. The hearing was cancelled at the December, 2010 DRBC meeting when the

August 17, 2011

DCS Files NEPA Lawsuit Emphasizing Need for Health Impact Assessment

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – August 10, 2011

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 …

August 16, 2011

Delaware RiverKeeper, et al File Lawsuit

Delaware Riverkeeper Press Release

Groups File Suit Against Army Corps and Delaware River Basin Commission Over Gas Drilling Regulations; Lawsuit charges that an analysis must be completed and environmental impacts understood before drilling moves forward in the Delaware River Basin.

June 1, 2011

New York Attorney General Files Suit Against Federal Agencies

United States District Court, Eastern District of New York

Defendants

United States Army Corps of Engineers,

United States Fish and Wildlife Service,

United States National Park Service, United States Department of Interior,

United States Environmental Protection Agency

Plaintiff

State of …

February 10, 2011

Groups File Federal Lawsuit Against Delaware River Basin Commission

Federal Lawsuit Filed by Partnership of Organizations …

Groups File Federal Gas Drilling Lawsuit against DRBC; Delaware River Basin Commission Served Notice; Federal Circut Judge Assigned to Case – [Court Date To Be Announced]:  Honorable Anne E. Thompson.

United States

November 11, 2009

PA Lawsuit Says Drilling Polluted Water

Pennsylvania lawsuit says drilling polluted water
By Jon Hurdle, on Nov 9, 2009 9:37am EST

(Reuters) – A Pennsylvania landowner is suing an energy company for polluting his soil and water in an attempt to link a natural gas drilling …

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