January 25, 2019

Climate Benefits of Natural Gas May Be Overstated

by Abrahm Lustgarten ProPublica

The United States is poised to bet its energy future on natural gas as a clean, plentiful fuel that can supplant coal and oil. But new research by the Environmental Protection Agency2014and a growing understanding of …

September 11, 2018

Secret Chemicals Used in Fracking

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MEDIA ADVISORY: September 11, 2018

NEW REPORT: Secret Chemicals Used in

June 13, 2018

Against Fracking in the DRB and the Proposed PennEast Pipeline

People Stand United Against Fracking and
the Proposed PennEast Pipeline

Delaware River Basin Commission Public Meeting June 13
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See below for some of the comments submitted to the DRBC

West Trenton, NJ

April 12, 2018

More than 40,000 Comments Support a Complete Fracking Ban in the Delaware River Basin

DRBC Release Misleads Public with Underreported Comment Numbers

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National environmental organizations, anti-fracking groups, community organizations, and residents announced today that their members had submitted at least 40,000 comments to the Delaware River

December 1, 2017

Fracking Ban Proposed for Delaware River Basin

DRBC cites “significant risks”
By Jon Hurdle, StateImpact, November 30, 2017

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The Delaware River Basin Commission on Thursday proposed a ban on fracking for natural gas in the basin.

The interstate regulator

November 21, 2017

Mis-Representative Fritz

8.5% of Wayne County landowners want to force fracking on the rest of us
by James Barth, The River Reporter, November 8, 2017

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On October 31, Jonathan Fritz, PA 111th district’s state representative, organized …

October 4, 2017

Up in Arms on the Upper Delaware Over a Proposed Fracking Ban

This issue will probably end up in court
by Andrew Maykuth, The Inquirer, September 28, 2017

See quotes from DCS Director, Barbara Arrindell

Tim Riefler is at wit’s end. His dairy farm is falling apart. His credit with the feed …

September 12, 2017

France Plans to End Oil and Gas Production by 2040

France would become the first country to phase out all oils and gas exploration and production
By Reuters, September 6, 2017

France plans to pass legislation this year to phase out all oil and gas exploration and production on its …

June 21, 2017

PA Supreme Court Rules State Forest Gas Royalty Transfers Unconstitutional

Royalties earned on gas and oil extracted from state forests must be used for conservation and cannot be transferred to other departments for budgetary purposes
By Laura Legere and Don Hopey, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, June 20, 2017

This lawsuit was brought

January 26, 2017

Methane Plumes Downwind of Natural Gas Compressor Stations

Here we present in situ measurements of ambient methane concentrations near multiple natural gas compressor stations in NY and PA
By Bryce F. Payne Jr, Robert Ackley, A. Paige Wicker, Zacariah L. Hildenbrand, Doug D. Carlton Jr, Kevin A. Schug,
November 2, 2016

Amish Oppose Use of Drilling 'Brine' Wastewater on Roads

The Amish are worried about their wells, about their water, about the industrial smell, about having to drive their buggies through it, and their health
By Don Hopey, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, October 30, 2016

See the closing 4 paragraphs for quotes

October 28, 2016

PA Doctors Call for State Ban on Drilling and Fracking

The Pennsylvania Medical Society’s 300-member House of Delegates unanimously approved a resolution calling for the fracking moratorium
By Don Hopey, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, October 28, 2016

The Pennsylvania Medical Society has called for a moratorium on new shale gas drilling and

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