June 23, 2017
GAS FROM THE MARCELLUS AND UTICA SHALE PLAYS EXPOSE FAMILIES IN PA & NY TO RADIOACTIVITY.
DCS responded to the NY DEC radioactivity and solid waste regulation changes with important comments
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June 21, 2017
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
By Laura Legere and Don Hopey, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, June 20, 2017
This lawsuit was brought …
June 2, 2017
Mayor Bill de Blasio signed into law a series of reforms to the Board of Standards and Appeals zoning variance process
By The Municipal Art Society of New York, May 31, 2017
By The Municipal Art Society of New York, May 31, 2017
DCS: These new laws affecting the Bureau of …
April 10, 2017
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection Sues Towns for Trying to Protect Their Environment
By InTheseTimes, April 4, 2017
By InTheseTimes, April 4, 2017
In 2012, PA’s Act 13 made major changes to the rules governing the oil and gas industry.
In 2013, the PA Supreme …
March 29, 2017
Maryland General Assembly approves fracking ban
By Pamela Wood, The Baltimore Sun, March 27,2017
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 …
March 26, 2017
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 …
March 21, 2017
Sign this petition telling PA Attorney General Shapiro to investigate the PA DEP
Petition by Pennsylvanians Against Fracking
Petition Background
New information from investigators at Public Herald shows Department of Environmental Protection has systematically handled fracking-related complaints with misconduct.
Investigators …
February 24, 2017
A comprehensive guide to the basics of divestment: what it means, why the urgency and how it impacts climate change
By Emma Howard, The Guardian, June 23, 2015
By Emma Howard, The Guardian, June 23, 2015
What is Fossil Fuel Divestment?
Divestment is the opposite of investment – …
February 20, 2017
Victory! Case dismissed! Court rules that the DRBC can regulate fracking in the Basin. Plaintiff may appeal.
In May of 2016 the Wayne Land and Mineral Group filed suit in federal court challenging the authority of the Delaware River Basin …
February 16, 2017
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 …
February 12, 2017
Readings showed a rise in the potent greenhouse gas from 2012 to 2015, and the region’s boom in natural gas production is likely to blame
By Zahra Hirji, Inside Climate News, February 11, 2017
By Zahra Hirji, Inside Climate News, February 11, 2017
January 26, 2017
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, …
By Bryce F. Payne Jr, Robert Ackley, A. Paige Wicker, Zacariah L. Hildenbrand, Doug D. Carlton Jr, Kevin A. Schug, …
