July 22, 2021

“Forever Chemicals” Used in Fracking Threaten Groundwater and Health

Are we being kept safe from ‘forever chemicals’ injected into fracking sites? A bombshell exposé revealed that oil and gas firms are injecting PFAS chemicals into fracking sites, threatening groundwater.
By David Bond, The Guardian, July 21, 2021

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June 26, 2021

DC Circuit Rejects FERC Approval of Existing Spire Gas Pipeline

“An unprecedented mess of FERC’s own creation.”
By Catherine Morehouse, June 23, 2021, UtilityDive

Dive Brief:

  • A three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on Tuesday vacated a federal order granting a $287 million Midwest
June 24, 2021

US District Court Rules that DRBC Fracking Ban Stands

Federal judge sides with Senate Democrats to protect the drinking water of 5,000,000 Pennsylvanians.
The Bradford Era, June 11, 2021

Claims by Damascus and Dyberry Townships, and Carbon and Wayne Counties, were also dismissed.


State Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10) announced …

June 17, 2021

National Park Service Comments on the Skinners Falls Bridge

This letter from the National Park Service, in support of the rehabilitation of the Skinners Falls Bridge, was part of the package submitted by Greenworks to PennDOT. We are highlighting it here because it is such a strong statement of

June 4, 2021

Greenworks Comprehensive Comments on the Skinners Falls Bridge

Greenworks is an environmental law firm representing DCS in the matter of PennDOT’s proposed Skinners Falls Bridge project. They submitted comprehensive comments to PennDOT on this matter, including supporting letters from the National Park Service, the Upper Delaware Council, the

May 6, 2021

Skinners Falls Bridge Comment Period Extended

From PennDOT (via email), regarding the Skinners Falls Bridge Project: “Please note that due to the significant public response to the public meeting and survey, the survey response deadline has been extended to June 1, 2021.” PennDOT also stated: “We …

April 26, 2021

Skinners Falls Bridge Comments Coming In – Have YOU Made Yours?

As the word gets out about PennDOT’s Skinners Falls Bridge project, people have been getting their comments in to PennDOT. Some sample comments are shown below.

The deadline for making comments is now June 1, 2021.
See PennDOT’s sign at

April 15, 2021

Ed Wesely’s Comment to PennDOT on the Skinners Falls Bridge

Ed Wesely lived in Damascus, PA for 30 years and has a deep reverence for the history and beauty of the Upper Delaware River Valley. You can feel his passion for preserving the Skinners Falls Bridge in the following comment

April 14, 2021

YOU Can Be a Consulting Party for the Skinners Falls Bridge Project

Click the Become Consulting Party button to apply to be a consulting party on the Skinners Falls Bridge project.

If you have any problems with your application email Heather Gerling MA (hgerling@pa.gov), the PennDOT Cultural Resources Professional who is

April 8, 2021

Hear Ed Wesely Speak About the Skinners Falls Bridge

Originally from Maryland, Ed Wesely lived in Damascus Pennsylvania for 30 years. Many folks in our community know Ed from his involvement with Barbara Yeaman and the Butterfly Barn, which was located on River Road in Milanville, PA. For …

April 5, 2021

UDC Endorses Rehabilitation of Skinners Falls Bridge

NARROWSBURG, NY — The Upper Delaware Council (UDC) voted to recommend rehabilitation of the historic 1902 Baltimore truss bridge at Skinners Falls.
By Linda Drollinger, The River Reporter, April 2, 2021

If you want to make a comment to PennDOT

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