The fracking process to produce “natural gas,” requires a large amount of water. This water becomes contaminated with all kinds of harmful chemicals. Some of this toxic liquid is held in ponds, some is injected into the water table, and some is dumped into waterways.
The Delaware River Basin Commission is a multistate agency dedicated to preserving the purity and drinkability of the Delaware River. Four states–Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and Delaware–make up the membership. The Commission had already banned fracking in the watershed.
Earlier this month it also banned the dumping of fracking waste liquids in the watershed. Hats off to the DRBC.
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