September 5, 2020

DCS: Still Fighting for a FULL BAN on Fracking in the Delaware River Basin

Why Are The Exemptions to Federal Laws Important to the Delaware Basin? How The Fossil Fuel Industry Wants to Make You Pay – And How You Can Help Fight Back!

The DRBC commissioners take their marching orders from the governors

June 27, 2020

Irish Draft Programme for Government Includes a Green New Deal and a Ban on Fracked Gas Imports

Download the draft Irish Programme for Government as a pdf
Read more in the
Irish Times


Excerpt from the draft Irish Programme for Government:

Mission: A Green New Deal

Emissions

We are committed to an average 7% per annum reduction …

April 14, 2020

NY State Says NO to Fracking!

On April 3, 2020, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the FY 2021 Enacted Budget, which includes a PERMANENT BAN ON HYRDOFRACKING!

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today (April 3, 2020) signed the FY 2021 Enacted Budget. The budget is balanced, …

November 4, 2019

Fracking Halted in England in Major Government U-Turn

Victory for green groups follows damning scientific study and criticism from spending watchdog
By Jillian Ambrose, The Guardian, November 1, 2109

The government has halted fracking in England with immediate effect in a watershed moment for environmentalists and community activists.…

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 …

May 20, 2019

Environmental Leaders Applaud Delaware River Governors

Press Statement From the Delaware River Frack Ban Coalition

The Delaware River Frack Ban Coalition, comprised of the Delaware Riverkeeper Network, Catskill Mountainkeeper, Clean Water Action NJ, Damascus Citizens for Sustainability, Delaware Sierra Club, Environment New Jersey, Food and …

May 17, 2019

Governors Join Murphy in Support of Full Fracking Ban in Delaware River Basin

Governors of New Jersey, Delaware and Pennsylvania support a full ban on fracking activities in the Basin.
By Kyle Bagenstose, Burlington County Times, May 16, 2019

During a meeting with Gov. Phil Murphy, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf and Delaware Gov. …

April 5, 2019

International Human Rights Court Recommends Worldwide Frac Ban

The Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal has just released its Advisory Opinion, recommending a worldwide ban on hydraulic fracturing, the extreme oil and gas extraction technique known as  ‘fracking.’ The materials, and infrastructure of fracking inherently and necessarily violate human rights, the …

January 30, 2019

NJ Gov. Murphy Says NO to Fracking!

Governor Murphy Announces Support for Full Fracking Ban in Delaware River Basin
By Office of the Governor, January 30, 2019

Download NJ Gov. Murphy’s letter as a pdf
Download the Press Release from organizations working for the complete fracking ban

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 18, 2018

President of Mexico Vows to Ban Fracking

Newly Elected President of Mexico, Lopez Obrador, Vows to Ban Fracking
By Steve Horn, DeSmog, August 1, 2018

Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who won the election to become Mexico’s President on July 1, stated in a press conference that …

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