![]() ![]() “This is a powerful moment our watershed Governors and the President listened to the people and honored their commitments to protect us from the devastations of fracking in our watershed. Members of the environmental community that have been persistent in opposing fracking also had comments, from a press release: But the DRBC moves slowly and though that’s the conclusion that could be reached from reading the tea leaves, it won’t be done until those rules are promulgated, open for public hearings and eventually a vote by the commissioners.įor comments from the participants, see this DRBC press release. For now the threat of water coming from fracking processes, as well as water being exported for those processes, seems to have abated. ![]() Usually it’s a second or third alternate.Īttention will now focus on those resolutions yet to be developed. Today, almost all the commissioners were represented by the various heads of their state environmental departments, as if recognizing the importance of the vote. (Remember, it’s the governors who are the commissioners.) In some ways the fracking ban was not seriously in question since all four Democratic governors have expressed support for the ban. The process re-started in 2017 with the development of these three resolutions. The vote today makes concrete what has been called a de facto moratorium on fracking in the basin since 2010, when the commission began a process to develop rules about fracking in the watershed that were never voted on. The other two, concerning the import of fracking wastewater to the basin, or the export of water for fracking purposes, essentially disappeared today, replaced with the commissioners directing DRBC Executive Director Steve Tambini to develop rules for both the import and export of water.īut, importantly, these new rules for water imports and exports seem not to be focused on fracked water use, but rather on importing to or exporting from the basin in order to provide water for the health of the residents of adjacent or overlapping watersheds, not for use by fracking. The first of those concerning fracking was dealt with today. In previous discussions of fracking, there have been three resolutions. Tickner, U.S.A.C.E., indicating that there wasn’t enough time to confer with the incoming Biden administration. The only abstention was from the representative of the U.S. In a majority vote, the resolution to ban fracking was approved by the representatives of all of the basin states: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware. 6, 2016, Bilott has represented a diverse array of clients, nationwide, who have been harmed by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as “Forever Chemicals.” His work is the subject of a recent feature film, “Dark Waters,” and the documentary “The Devil We Know,” and is detailed in his book, “Exposure: Poisoned Water, Corporate Greed, and One Lawyer’s Twenty-year Battle Against DuPont.”īilott is a member of Taft's Environmental, Litigation, and Product Liability and Personal Injury practices and is a board member of Less Cancer and Green Umbrella.Fracking is banned in the Delaware River watershed. ![]() “ Can Personal Injury Plaintiffs Regulate Dangerous Chemicals?” The Regulatory Review.ĭubbed by The New York Times Magazine as “ The Lawyer Who Became DuPont's Worst Nightmare” in an article published on Jan.“ If Congress Can’t Clean Public Water Systems, The Trial Lawyers Will,” Forbes.“ The Resilient Road, Episode 6: Rob Bilott,” Acast.“ Lawmakers, Biden officials vow action on PFAS,” E&E News, owned by Politico, LLC.“ EPA approved toxic chemicals for fracking a decade ago, new files show,” The Boston Globe (republished from New York Times, 7/12/21).Taft partner Rob Bilott was interviewed, featured in podcasts, and mentioned in articles about the dangers of PFAS: ![]()
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