December 3, 2019

Proposed Battery Recycling Facility in Endicott, NY a Hazard

Bill Huston, an independent researcher and environmental activist, has done extensive research on the proposed Battery Recycling Facility, planned for the old IBM site in Endicott, NY. The NY DEC is asking for comments on the facility until December 5.

October 15, 2019

The DRBC Must Pass a FULL BAN on Fracking in the Delaware River Basin NOW!

Press Release Calls for a Full Frack Ban Vote by the DRBC Now
By a coalition of advocacy groups, including DCS

It has been 2 years since the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) voted to ban fracking in the Delaware …

May 31, 2019

Join Us June 12 to Tell the DRBC: Ban Fracking NOW!

Just Do It, DRBC, Do It Now! Join Us June 12!
Call for Governors to Vote for Full Fracking Ban

Join us Wednesday, June 12, at the Delaware River Basin Commission’s (DRBC) next business meeting (open to the public) at …

December 12, 2018

Help Ban Fracking in the Basin in 2019

The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) has proposed a ban on fracking in the Delaware River Basin (DRB). Though their period for public comments is closed, it is the governors of Delaware, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania who will …

August 19, 2018

Join Us 8/26 to Demand Fracking Ban in the DRB

Media Advisory

Contacts:
B. Arrindell, Damascus Citizens for Sustainability, 845.252.6677
dcs@DamascusCitizens.org
Tracy Carluccio, Delaware Riverkeeper Network, 215.369.1188×104
tracy@delawareriverkeeper.org
Wes Gillingham, Catskill Mountainkeeper, 845.439.1230
info@catskillmountainkeeper.org

River Demonstrators to Demand Complete Fracking Ban
Residents to unfurl banner over Delaware River against fracking

January 27, 2018

Tell the DRBC: Ban Fracking in the Basin

The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) has proposed a ban on fracking in the Delaware River Basin. This is great news, and a tribute to all who have worked so hard for 10 years to achieve this milestone. The DRBC

December 17, 2017

Help Save the Delaware River Basin

Your Donation Today Helps DCS in the Fight to Save the Delaware River Basin from the Threat of Fracking and Protect the Health of its Residents and the Quality of our Water and Environment, for Now and for Future Generations.

December 2, 2017

YOUR Help Needed to Permanently Ban Fracking in the Delaware River Basin

UPDATE: Two Additional DRBC Hearings Have Been Added:

  • Feb. 22, 2018: 3 p.m. to as late as 7 p.m.; Lisa Scheller-Wayne Woodman Community Services Center, Lehigh Carbon Community College, 4525 Education Park Dr., in Schnecksville, Pa.  Register in advance
August 1, 2017

Tell Your Governor: Ban Fracking in the Delaware River Basin

Residents of Delaware, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania:
Have a house-party! Bring these materials to any gathering – with postcards or letter writing materials and get LOTS of friends, neighbors, fellow gardeners, friends at church, civic groups…at a tableing

June 23, 2017

Fracked Gas Exposes Families in PA and NY to Radioactivity

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

Download DCS comments on Part 380 amendments as a

March 21, 2017

Tell the PA Attorney General to Investigate the DEP

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

Join the Global Movement for Fossil Fuel Divestment

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

What is Fossil Fuel Divestment?

Divestment is the opposite of investment – …

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