August 3, 2023

Take A Deep Breath! Now Think What You Just Inhaled. If You Live Along A Dirt Road You Could Be Inhaling Oil & Gas Wastewater.

Guest essay by Siri Lawson, who lives along a dirt road in northwest PA.
By Siri Lawson, PA Environment Digest Blog, August 2, 2023

We have dodged this particular bullet here in the Delaware River Basin, thanks in part to

June 30, 2023

Watch DCS Panel Discussion on Activism and the Skinners Falls Bridge

On June 25, DCS sponsored a panel discussion on the multi-media show ACTIVATED (Photographs from Peaceful Protests by Brandi Merolla), activism and the Skinners Falls Bridge. The participants were artist and activist Brandi Merolla, filmmaker Josh Fox, DCS Director Barbara

June 20, 2023

ACTIVATED – Join Our Panel, Live and on Zoom, June 25

The show ACTIVATED – Photographs from Peaceful Protests by Brandi Merolla is now at the Narrowsburg Union Digital Gallery through July 1, 2023. Don’t miss this powerful exhibition that honors all who have marched, chanted, and made a difference in …

June 20, 2023

DRBC: Allow Remote Participation for Public Comments

The letter below, supported by most members of the Delaware River Coalition, is a DCS initiative with input from our lawyer, Lauren Williams, and disability rights attorney, Laura Caravello. It asks for the resumption of remote commenting at DRBC business

June 17, 2023

Can Skinners be Saved?

Report on bridge says yes, assessment process continues
By Liam Mayo, The River Reporter, June 15, 2023

DCS has been following this story since April, 2021 and obtained a letter from Bach Ornamental and Structural Steel, Inc. in support of

May 1, 2023

A Remarkable DCS Accomplishment Related to the Whole Delaware Basin

Keeping drilling flow-back/wastewater (brine) out of the river valley and off our roads

DRBC clarifies waste rules in response to DCS challenge: ‘Conventional’ label no longer a loophole.

In January 2023, Damascus Citizens for Sustainability (DCS) filed a legal complaint

April 30, 2023

Agency Clarifies Frack Waste Ban in Delaware River Watershed

Sued by DCS, the DRBC agreed to clarify their regulations to make clear that wastewater from all fracking sites, not just unconventional gas wells, is banned in the Basin.
By Michael Rubinkam, Associated Press, April 28, 2023

An environmental group …

January 11, 2023

DCS Requests Court to Void DRBC Wastewater Exemptions

UPDATED April 23: The DRBC filed a motion to dismiss the DCS complaint (see below), which DCS has voluntarily accepted. Why has DCS accepted? Because the DRBC has conceded 90% of what we were asking for, without us having to

December 8, 2022

WTF? Loopholes in DRBC Fracking Rules Put Us at Risk

DRBC’s new rules governing fracking (see the press release) are disingenuous – they are not a positive step and will not protect the resources of the Delaware River Basin as the DRBC is mandated to do. These new …

December 2, 2022

As Evidence Mounts, New Concerns About Fracking and Health

A growing number of studies are pointing to a link between hydraulic fracturing (fracking) and health problems.
By Jon Hurdle, Yale Environment 360, November 17, 2022

This bears out what DCS has been saying since our inception in 2008: Fracking

December 1, 2022

Tell DRBC Before Dec. 7 Meeting: NO Frack Waste in the Basin

Tell the DRBC before their December 7 Business Meeting: Vote for a COMPLETE ban on fracking! That means NO Importation of Frack Wastewater and NO Exportation of Water from the Delaware River Watershed for Fracking!


Register to attend the meeting

November 22, 2022

DCS Working to Pass the Birds & Bees Protection Act in NY

DCS Joins Forces with the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Pollinator Pathway to help PASS THE BIRDS & BEES PROTECTION ACT in New York.

DCS has been protecting public health, educating individuals, officials and organizations, and taking precautionary actions

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