Many of you may recall our long efforts aimed at ensuring a proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal, sited in the Chesapeake Bay, undergoes a thorough review process before any decisions are made. Unfortunately those reviews have not occurred and the pressure is on from big business to rush through with the project. A …
Tag Archive: fracking
Mar 05
Fracking Impacts on Surface Water
Ever wonder what type of surface water impacts fracking creates? PNAS recently published a paper examining the extent to which shale gas development activities affect surface water quality in Pennsylvania. Focusing on the Marcellus Shale, the paper suggests that (a) wastewater treatment and disposal and (b) downstream erosion and sedimentation are the biggest concerns for …
Feb 25
SRBC Spring 2013 Docket Comments
Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper submitted comments to the Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC) concerning its Spring 2013 docket, its new proposed rule concerning headwater watersheds, and the continued need for a comprehensive, qualitative and quantitative cumulative impacts study. The Susquehanna River Basin is increasingly subject to competing demands on its landscapes and waterways, particularly with the recent boom …
Jan 25
Public Comments Criticizing Flawed LNG Export Economic Study
Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper worked with the Delaware Riverkeeper Network, Food & Water Watch, and the Sierra Club in delivering thousands of public comments, including extensive technical comments and a companion economic analysis report, to the Dept. of Energy (DOE) concerning a new economic study on shale gas exports this Thursday, January 24th. DOE’s newly published …
Oct 22
Letter Concerning new Pennsylvania Pollution Reporting Policy
On October 22 we joined a coalition of groups in urging Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett to immediately repeal new mandatory guidance for Dept. of Environmental Protection inspectors. The new policy requires field offices to advise senior agency officials of their intent to acknowledge water pollution contamination relating to Marcellus shale gas development before notifying the …
Oct 05
USGS Report on Extent of Utica Shale
Ever get confused by all the talk about shale gas ‘plays’ and their funny names? Marcellus, Utica, Devonian – the list goes on! Well, the folks at USGS are very interested in mapping – with science – the who, what, where of shale gas in the Mid-Atlantic. Take a look at their latest report on …
Sep 11
USGS Report on Landscape Impacts of Fracking in Pennsylvania
How much science is enough when it comes to preventing pollution? Well, thankfully the good folks at the United States Geological Survey are constantly working to increase the body of science on a host of pressing pollution problems. One of their latest publications, “Landscape Consequences of Natural Gas Extraction in Bradford and Washington Counties, Pennsylvania …
May 22
Comments to SRBC Concerning Amendments to the Comprehensive Plan
This Monday Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper submitted this letter to the SRBC concerning proposals to amend its Comprehensive Plan on behalf of our members and several partner organizations. Pursuant to its Compact, the SRBC annually incorporates for the record all its actions in a given year under its Comprehensive Plan. Think of it as connecting the dots …
May 15
Comments to SRBC re: Low Flow Protection Policy
May 16, 2012 – Coalition Comment Letter to the SRBC Yesterday we submitted this letter on behalf of our members and several partner organizations to the Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC). The SRBC recently revised its existing Low Flow Protection Policy (LFPP), one program that the agency uses to assess the potential impact of water …
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Mar 09
Environmental Groups Urge SRBC to Improve Public Participation Policies
Action Alerts, Letters & Petitions
by LowSusRiverkeeper
Today we submitted a letter to the Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC) on behalf of our members and the members of PA Sierra Club, Earthworks, Clean Water Action, and PennFuture. This letter pointed out the chilling effect new Commission public comment procedures have on public participation and the agency’s ability to solicit expert testimony. Earlier …
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