January 06, 2021
A Pennsylvania federal judge ruled on Wednesday that the Delaware River Basin Commission can't prevail just yet in a landowner group's challenge to its fracking ban, finding that ambiguity still clouds the scope of the commission's oversight.
May 12, 2020
The Natural Resources Defense Council told a Pennsylvania federal court it's essential for the quality of water in the Delaware River Basin that an interstate commission maintain its authority to regulate fracking in the area.
March 24, 2017
A Pennsylvania federal judge on Thursday dismissed a suit brought by landowners challenging the Delaware River Basin Commission's jurisdiction over natural gas wells in the face of the governing body's alleged de facto ban on the wells, deciding that the commission does have an oversight role and that individuals who want to extract natural gas must first seek its permission.
January 20, 2017
Three Republican Pennsylvania state senators on Thursday urged a federal judge to advance a landowner’s lawsuit challenging the Delaware River Basin Commission's fracking moratorium, saying the state did not cede its authority to regulate development when it entered into the compact that created the multistate organization.
January 05, 2017
A federal judge on Thursday denied a request from three Republican Pennsylvania state senators to intervene in a lawsuit brought by a landowner challenging the Delaware River Basin Commission's fracking moratorium, ruling that they lacked sufficient interest in the outcome of the case.
December 16, 2016
A Pennsylvania federal judge on Thursday allowed two outside motions, including one from a local development board, to intervene in a challenge to the Delaware River Basin Commission's fracking moratorium and refusal to approve an exploratory natural gas well.
October 12, 2016
Three Republican Pennsylvania state senators asked Tuesday to intervene in a federal lawsuit brought by a landowner challenging the Delaware River Basin Commission's fracking moratorium and refusal to approve an exploratory natural gas well, saying the commission has overstepped its regulatory authority.
September 12, 2016
The Delaware Riverkeeper Network can intervene in a lawsuit brought by a landowner challenging the Delaware River Basin Commission's fracking moratorium and refusal to approve an exploratory natural gas well, a Pennsylvania federal judge said Monday.
August 26, 2016
A Pennsylvania landowner asked a federal court Friday not to toss its lawsuit against the Delaware River Basin Commission challenging its refusal to approve an exploratory well while a de facto fracking moratorium is in place, arguing it doesn’t have to take up its case with the commission before heading to court.
July 22, 2016
The Delaware River Basin Commission on Friday urged a Pennsylvania federal judge to toss a lawsuit challenging an alleged moratorium on natural gas development, saying the landowner bringing the suit must take up its case with the commission itself.