Since 2010 the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) has prohibited permitting for natural gas extraction projects in the Delaware River Basin while they study its potential impacts on water resources, a de-facto moratorium that does not allow permits to be issued until natural gas regulations are adopted.
Since that time, scientific analysis and studies, public health statistics, the experience of communities where fracking is occurring, and government records show that the impacts of gas and oil development are significantly harming the environment including our water, air, habitats and communities’ health, despite regulatory controls. The overwhelming weight of evidence supports that shale gas cannot be extracted or developed safely with current technology.
There seems to be new interest on the part of DRBC staff to rekindle the development of gas development regulations, which would lift the current moratorium. We must tell the DRBC that NOW IS THE TIME to enact a permanent ban on all gas development, including drilling and fracking, in the Delaware River Watershed.
- If you are a member of an organization, please sign on to the letter to DRBC here: https://goo.gl/forms/CscGxzxtaVh0OF8g2
- As an individual, please take a stand to stop fracking from starting by sending a letter now by clicking here: http://www.delawareriverkeeper.org/node/4540
Thank you for taking action to stop fracking!
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