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Delaware River Basin Commission Indefinitely Postpones Controversial Fracking Vote

HeadlineNov 21, 2011

Environmentalists are declaring victory after the Delaware River Basin Commission indefinitely postponed a vote scheduled for today to approve the natural gas drilling technique known as fracking in the river’s watershed. The proposed rules would have allowed for some 20,000 gas wells to be developed in the watershed. The vote was put off after the state of Delaware said it would join New York in opposing the draft rules to allow for fracking. The Commission is made up of representatives from New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Environmentalists are still planning to hold a protest today in Trenton, New Jersey, where the commission will be meeting.

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