To: Delaware River Basic Commission

Protect the Delaware River from dangerous gas drilling

Gas drilling, or fracking, has left a trail of air and water pollution, toxic waste and a legacy of environmental destruction in its wake all across Pennsylvania. We cannot allow this anywhere near our beloved Delaware River. I urge you to stand strong and protect the Delaware River from dangerous gas drilling.

Why is this important?

We have heard that the agency that is charged with protecting the Delaware River (the Delaware River Basin Commission, or “DRBC”) will meet again soon to consider allowing harmful gas drilling near the river—drilling that has left a trail of air and water pollution, toxic waste and a legacy of environmental destruction in its wake all across nearby Pennsylvania.

We can’t allow this track record of pollution anywhere near our great Delaware River. We need to make sure that the DRBC hasn’t forgotten about the overwhelming opposition to such a risky and shortsighted proposal—and that they must protect the Delaware River.