Fractivists Want River Commission to Regulate Gas Pipelines

Environmental activists want The Delaware River Basin Commission to regulate gas pipeline construction that could affect the watershed

The Delaware River Basin Com­mis­sion (DRBC) remains silent on new Marcellus Shale drilling reg­u­la­tions for the Delaware River water­shed as commission members from New York work on completing their reg­u­la­tory update, according to a State Impact report. In the mean­time, pipeline con­struc­tion in Penn­syl­va­nia is boom­ing. Smaller lines from well­heads, as well as large inter­state lines, will go below rivers and streams. Activists who want the DRBC to ban gas drilling also want the commission to start weigh­ing in on pipelines near water­ways which feed the Delaware. Should the DRBC regulate new gas pipelines that could affect the Delaware River watershed? Tell us what you think in the comments section below. It's been ten months…

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Bruce Davis

6:14 pm on Monday, September 17, 2012

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