NEW REPORT: Secret Chemicals Used in Fracking

Organizations and Report Author Reveal New Research that Documents Use of Toxic Chemicals Polluting Pennsylvania and threatening the Delaware River

A new report has just been released – “Keystone Secrets: Records Show Widespread Use of Secret Fracking Chemicals are a Looming Risk for Delaware River Basin, Pennsylvania Communities”, by Dusty Horwitt of the Massachusetts-based Partnership for Policy Integrity (PFPI). The eye-opening report and its critical relevance to the region will be discussed at the State House by the report’s author and organizations supporting a COMPLETE ban on fracking and frack wastewater in the Delaware River Watershed.

WHAT: ‘Keystone Secrets’ Press Conference

WHEN: Wednesday, September 12, 2018, 12:00 noon

WHERE: State House Annex Steps, 131-137 W State St, Trenton, NJ 08608

WHO: Dusty Horwitt, Author of “Keystone Secrets”; Organization representatives working for a full frack ban: Jeff Tittel, New Jersey Sierra Club; Tracy Carluccio, Delaware Riverkeeper Network; Alyssa Bradley, Clean Water Action NJ; Doug O’Malley, Environment New Jersey; Lena Smith, Food & Water Watch; Wes Gillingham, Catskill Mountainkeeper.

WHY: The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) has proposed to ban fracking in the Delaware River Watershed but allow the treatment and discharge within the Basin of fracking wastewater produced elsewhere, as well as water to be exported for fracking outside of the Basin. The groups are working to achieve a COMPLETE ban on fracking and its activities throughout the Delaware River Watershed and are disclosing this information about the toxic frack chemicals that are hidden as Trade Secrets to the DRBC Commissioners prior to their vote on the draft gas regulations. The groups are advocating that Governor Phil Murphy, as the DRBC Chairman, lead the Commission to ban fracking, ban frack wastewater and ban the export of water for fracking.

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