June 13, 2022

DEP Advises 18 Municipalities: Road Dumping of Drilling Waste is Illegal And Considered Waste Disposal

PA municipalities received letters because they were locations where conventional drilling operators reported they disposed of their wastewater by indiscriminately dumping it on dirt and gravel roads.
By David E. Hess, PA Environment Digest Blog, May 31, 2022

On April …

May 6, 2022

Drillers Dispose of Drill Cuttings by “Dusting” – Blowing Them on the Ground, and in the Air

“Dusting” allows oil and gas drillers to avoid the cost of disposing of drill cuttings at landfills, and thus avoid the regulations that apply to landfills.
By David E. Hess, PA Environment Digest Blog, May 2, 2022

PA DEP allows

May 3, 2022

Study Links Fracking, Drinking Water Pollution, and Infant Health

New research documents for the first time the pollution of public water supplies caused by fracking, and its negative impacts on infant health.
By Mark Michaud, University of Rochester Medical Center, April 11, 2022

Find out about the connection between

April 30, 2022

Radioactivity Levels Found Outside Ohio Oilfield Waste Facility Called ‘Excessive’

An investigation reveals elevated levels of radioactivity not far from a high school football stadium, and accounts from inspectors point to the contamination’s possible source.
By Justin Nobel, DeSmog, April 25, 2002

This article is about radiation in drilling waste

April 29, 2022

Latest Penn State Report On Environmental Impact Of Road Dumping Drilling Wastewater Will Have ‘Immediate,’ ‘Large,’ ‘Intense’ Impact

Reports filed with PA DEP bring the total amount of conventional drilling wastewater illegally road dumped to nearly 2.9 million gallons from 2018 to 2021.
By David E. Hess, PA Environment Digest Blog, April 26, 2002

PA Attorney General’s Office

February 16, 2022

Toxic Radioactive Waste Imported into the Delaware River Basin?  WHAT?

The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) has proposed regulations that would allow toxic waste from fracking into the Delaware River Basin, and the export of water from the basin for fracking elsewhere. If we can avert that threat, it could …

November 20, 2021

Road Dumping Of Drilling Wastewater Is Tearing Apart Dirt Roads & Creating Environmental Hazards

A First-Hand Account Of How Repeated, Unlimited Road Dumping Of Oil & Gas Drilling Wastewater Is Tearing Apart Dirt Roads And Creating Multiple Environmental Hazards
By Siri Lawson, PA Environment Digest Blog, November 16, 2021

DCS has been working with

November 8, 2021

Protect New York’s Birds, Bees, Water, and Health from Neonics

The following is a Neonic Fact Sheet prepared by a coalition of environmental groups, including DCS. Additional information can be found here:

October 30, 2021

The New Coal: Plastics and Climate Change

As of 2020, the U.S. plastics industry is responsible for at least 232 million tons of CO2e gas emissions per year.
By Beyond Plastics, October 2021

The New Coal: Plastics and Climate Change is a comprehensive account of the United …

September 14, 2021

Delaware River Frack Ban Coalition to DRBC: Pass a FULL BAN on Fracking

The Delaware River Frack Ban Coalition, of which DCS is a member, addressed the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) at it’s September 9, 2021 public meeting and presented evidence as to why the DRBC must pass a full ban

September 8, 2021

Tell PA DEP: Ban Road Spreading of Drilling Waste

This site makes it easy to make your voice heard. Deadline to sign is noon on September 20. The letter reads:

Dear Secretary McDonnell and Deputy Secretary Perry,

In the past five years, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has …

September 8, 2021

Water is Life: Don’t Waste it on Fracking – Webinar

The Case for a Full Ban on Fracking in the Watershed
Sign Up to Attend!
Wednesday, September 15, 7:00 to 8:00 pm

Brought to you by the Delaware River Frack Ban Coalition, of which DCS is a member, the Frack

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