Thursday, September 14, 2017
N.Y., Pa., and Del. Move Toward Delaware River Frack Ban
Officials responsible for protecting water in the Delaware River region across three states took a step Wednesday to ban natural gas hydrofracking. Five members of the Delaware River Basin Commission voted 3-1 to come up with rules on such a ban by Nov. 30. One abstained.
The ban was supported by state representatives from New York, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. The commission's federal representative, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, voted against the ban, while the New Jersey representative abstained. . .