Delaware River Basin Conservation Act

Late last week, the Delaware River Basin Commission voted to ban fracking in the region, ending a long-running battle over use of the controversial method of extracting natural gas.Contributor Jon Hurdle covered the DRBC vote last week and surveyed reactions to it.

Gov. John Carney joined three other Delaware River Basin governors Thursday in permanently banning fracking for natural gas in the region.In a vote hailed…

The first grants have been announced from a new fund to support conservation efforts in the Delaware River Watershed. Twenty-five projects impacting the…