PENNSYLVANIA, USA — The Delaware River Basin Commission has banned the discharge of wastewater from fracking onto land or water inside the Delaware River Basin.
The vote on Wednesday was 4-0, with the federal government representative abstaining.
The commission approved a final rule last year prohibiting the practice of fracking in the basin. An appeal to overturn that ban was denied earlier this year.
Fracking is the drilling process by which water and chemicals are forced into the ground. Under pressure, the fluids are forced underground to crack rocks and release natural gas.
The ban includes Wayne, Pike, and Monroe Counties in our area.
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