“We applaud Governor Murphy for protecting New Jersey and our drinking water by supporting a ban on the dangerous, destructive practice of fracking in the Delaware River Basin. Just as we don’t need the public health threat that fracking brings, we also don’t need fossil fuel pipelines like PennEast that would pump fracked gas into the state. It would be senseless to jeopardize the Delaware River – which serves as a source of drinking water, commerce, and recreation for our state and our region – by exposing it to the environmental threats posed by fracked gas fossil fuel pipelines. The new administration has a clear vision for clean energy for our state, and polluting pipelines like PennEast are inconsistent with that future,” said Tom Gilbert, campaign director, ReThink Energy NJ and New Jersey Conservation Foundation.