NJ Governor Murphy Supports Fracking Ban in the Delaware
"[Fracking] is a direct threat to our water, and runs counter to our values." — New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy Newly elected New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy...
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Feds Reject Constitution Pipeline Petition
In a welcome move, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) yesterday rejected Constitution Pipeline’s petition to overturn a previous New York State...
Delaware River Basin Fracking Ban Moves Forward
In a historic victory, the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC), the body responsible for regulating activities affecting water quality in the Delaware River ...
Governor Cuomo Signs Bill to Protect Hudson from Oil Barges
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has just signed into law legislation that gives the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) the power to pr...
Delaware River Basin Commission to Consider Fracking Ban
However, the resolution that has been put forward could open the watershed to the dangers of fracking wastewater contamination and the withdrawal of freshwater ...
Harvey & Irma: Climate Injustice in Action
In the past three weeks, tens of thousands of people around the world, from Texas, to Barbuda, to Bangladesh, have been impacted by disasters exacerbated by cli...