Philadelphia Seeks Fracking Moratorium in Delaware River Basin
City Council Seeks To Fracking Moratorium. The Philadelphia, Pennsylvania city council is seeking a ban on hydraulic fracturing in the Delaware River Basin. On Thursday, the council asked the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) to institute a moratorium on use of the gas drilling technique, also called fracking, until an … [Read more...]
New York Senate Says Yes to Fracking Moratorium, Pennsylvania Group Tallies Drilling Violations
New York Senate Voted To Impose Fracking Moratorium. The New York State Senate overwhelmingly voted to impose a moratorium on shale gas drilling yesterday. Meanwhile, a Pennsylvania report released yesterday found that Marcellus shale gas drillers there have racked up more than 1,400 violations since January 2008. Drilling in the … [Read more...]
Vote on New York Fracking Moratorium Bill Could be Imminent
New York Vote To A Fracking Moratorium Bill. Odds have improved that the New York State legislature will vote to impose a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing in the Marcellus shale region. Legislation that would impose such a moratorium, sponsored by State Sen. Antoine Thompson and Assembly member Robert Sweeney, both Democrats, could … [Read more...]
Fracking Moratorium Faces Obstacles in US Assembly
Fracking Moratorium Obstacles In The Assembly. Will Hydraulic Fracturing Not Pollute Water Supply. The Governor of New York recently announced hydraulic fracturing—known as fracking—will not occur in the state’s Marcellus shale region unless it can be proven that the procedure will not pollute water supplies. As we’ve previously … [Read more...]
