In Honor and Memory of Randy Moyers
Dear Damascus, “Halliburton n’at is trying to train all these kids in the schools around here. Are you getting kicked in the head or what? Wake up! Hello! Come in! That’s not a job, that’s a death...
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The EPA Must Act to Protect Us from Chemical Pollutants
In September, a coalition of Scientists, Activists, and Families, called SAFE, traveled to DC to call out the EPA: STOP working for corporations and start working for people! CHEMICALS are polluting...
View ArticleAs Evidence Mounts, New Concerns About Fracking and Health
A growing number of studies are pointing to a link between hydraulic fracturing (fracking) and health problems. By Jon Hurdle, Yale Environment 360, November 17, 2022 This bears out what DCS has been...
View ArticleWTF? Loopholes in DRBC Fracking Rules Put Us at Risk
DRBC’s new rules governing fracking (see the press release) are disingenuous – they are not a positive step and will not protect the resources of the Delaware River Basin as the DRBC is mandated to do....
View ArticleAn Impending Mess: DRBC and the Media Spin the New Fracking Rules
Words can’t hide an impending mess – don’t believe the spin from the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) and the media coverage of the DRBC’s December 7, 2022 regulatory changes. Yes, the media had...
View ArticleTake A Deep Breath! Now Think What You Just Inhaled. If You Live Along A Dirt...
Guest essay by Siri Lawson, who lives along a dirt road in northwest PA. By Siri Lawson, PA Environment Digest Blog, August 2, 2023 We have dodged this particular bullet here in the Delaware River...
View ArticlePA Gov.’s Agreement with Fracker Will Harm People’s Health
Gov. Shapiro Announces Agreement with CNX on Fracking Health Measures, Says New Regulations Coming As PA Attorney General, Mr. Shapiro was actually face to face with people impacted by fracking. What...
View ArticleDCS Comments at Nov. 13 DRBC Hearing on Rule Changes
I made the comments below at the Nov.13 DRBC hearing on its proposed rule changes. YOU can submit written comments from now until Nov. 30. PLEASE DO SO. The proposed rule changes will have a negative...
View ArticleNY Governor Hochul Signs “Birds And Bees” Act
DCS was an active part of getting the New York Birds and Bees Protection Act passed and signed. DCS was part of the brainstorming and activism for this act, including filing comments on the various...
View ArticleShould Toxic Gas Drilling Waste Be Spread on PA Roads?
Should toxic wastewater from gas drilling be spread on PA roads as a dust and snow suppressant? Members of a gas industry advisory council would like the Department of Environmental Protection to...
View ArticleDumped On: Do YOU Live in a DEP Disposal Facility?
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Release date: May 18, 2024 Contact: B. Arrindell, dcs@DamascusCitizens.org, 845-252-6677 Do You Live in a DEP Disposal Facility? 237 places in...
View ArticleCampaign for a Safe and Healthy CA Scores Big Win Against Big Oil
After Spending $61 Million in a Failed Effort to Deceive Voters, Big Oil Withdraws Referendum in Defeat THIS is a big deal! California health and environmental activists got a law passed in 2022 whose...
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