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DRBC Delays Action on Natural Gas Regulations Again

Mary Cummings Jordan / WHYY

A view of the Delaware river from Bucks County, Pa.


The Delaware River Basin Commission has postponed their special meeting on draft natural gas regulations for the second time. The DRBC had originally planned to take up the proposal at its regularly scheduled meeting in September. But then the Commission announced a special meeting for October 21.
A moratorium on drilling in the Delaware river basin is in place until the new rules are approved. Anti-drilling activists have been planning protests for the meeting, saying they want the DRBC to do a comprehensive environmental impact study before enacting any new drilling rules.
At a September rally in Philadelphia, gas-drilling critic Josh Fox promised to “shut down” the DRBC if they approved the proposed new rules.
Through a press release issued today, the DRBC says more time is needed to process all the public comments and publish a new draft of the regulations. The Commission received about 69,000 comments. The new draft will be posted on their website November 7, and the new meeting is scheduled for November 21.

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