Private benefit amid public squalor
I write in response to Betty Sutliff’s “My View” about fracking in the Delaware River Basin.
She argues that Pennsylvania’s …
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5/11/22
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Money available to help youth
MONTICELLO, NY — The Sullivan County Youth Bureau is now accepting grant applications from organizations that serve children and youth within Sullivan County. …
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5/3/22
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The comments of Rep. Jonathan Fritz about the sanctity of private property in last week’s River Reporter [click here to read that article] have the ring of someone who is absolutely certain of …
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By DOUG ROGERS
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4/19/22
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UPPER DELAWARE REGION — While fracking advocates continue to take aim at the Delaware River Basin Commision (DRBC) ban on fracking in the region, the DRBC has come under fire from fracking …
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By LIAM MAYO
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4/12/22
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There’s a loophole in the recent frack ban installed by the Delaware River Basin that would allow fracking waste to be imported into the Delaware River Basin (DRB). The Delaware River Basin …
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By BARBARA ARRINDEL
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2/23/22
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The last two years brought daunting challenges to us as we lived through a viral pandemic. Social distancing, frequent hand washes, face masks, and vaccines were tools to help us keep healthy.
On …
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By ROSIE STARR
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2/16/22
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The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) announced on January 20 that it will hold an additional public hearing on February 3.
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1/20/22
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WAYNE COUNTY, PA — A lot can happen in a year. With vaccine rollouts and ongoing pandemic woes, a major environmental milestone, local connections to national headlines, and an impactful …
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By OWEN WALSH
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12/28/21
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DELAWARE RIVER — A long-standing debate over the Delaware River and the extraction of natural gas has been reignited.
At the beginning of this year, environmentalists in the region scored a …
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By OWEN WALSH
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12/7/21
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TRENTON, NJ — The written comment deadline on the Delaware River Basin Commission’s proposed regulations addressing imports of water to and exports of water from the Delaware River Basin …
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11/30/21
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What's going on in your community October 28 to November 3
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10/27/21
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Upper Delaware Council seeks consultant
UPPER DELAWARE — The Upper Delaware Council is seeking an independent contractor to develop a long-term fiscal sustainability plan and/or to update a …
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6/2/21
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WAYNE COUNTY, PA — Second Amendment sanctuary is the name given to any state, county, or other locality in the U.S. that has adopted laws or resolutions that oppose, or purport to prohibit or …
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There’s a threat to our drinking water that you can help avert at a public hearing on Tuesday, March 17.
Water is one of our most critical and endangered resources. We have some of the …
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By VITO DIBIASI
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3/10/21
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DELAWARE RIVER — The Delaware River Basin Commission has voted to ban hydraulic fracturing, known commonly as fracking, in the Delaware River Basin Commission.
The approved resolution stated …
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By OWEN WALSH
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2/25/21
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DELAWARE RIVER — The issue of fracking has been something of a gray area in the Delaware River Basin for more than a decade now. That could possibly change this week. Depending on …
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Letters to the editor February 4 to 10
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2/3/21
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HONESDALE, PA — In a rare 2-1 vote, the Wayne County Commissioners approved a motion at their most recent meeting to join the county’s Sen. Lisa Baker (PA-20) and other state Republicans …
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By OWEN WALSH
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1/28/21
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DELAWARE RIVER — With a similar federal case already in progress, Republican lawmakers from Pennsylvania have filed a suit against the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC), challenging its …
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By OWEN WALSH
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1/20/21
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HONESDALE, PA — Environmentalists, a private landowner and the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) will all get their day in court after five years of litigating a case over fracking in the …
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By OWEN WALSH
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1/13/21
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