Category Archives: Marcellus Shale

PA Suspends Drilling at Shale Rupture Site

Posted on June 7, 2010 by Katie

From today’s Philadelphia Inquirer: Pennsylvania environmental officials on Monday suspended some operations of a Marcellus Shale natural gas operator whose well blew out last week and spewed natural gas and 35,000 gallons of drilling fluid in a remote part of … Continue reading →

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Take Action with Penn Future

Posted on June 4, 2010 by Ashley

Do you support clean water for Philadelphia? Do you care about our state’s forests and rivers? Do you think that Pennsylvania should focus more on its environment  instead of just the state budget? If so then take action and tell … Continue reading →

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An Update from American Rivers

Posted on June 4, 2010 by Katie

Please read the following press release from American Rivers regarding the press event that took place on Wednesday. Sarah was there representing TTF, along with the President of our Board, Gerry Kaufman, who is quoted below. It’s long, but chocked-full … Continue reading →

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Press Conferences June 2 on Gas Drilling Threat to Delaware River

Posted on June 1, 2010 by Katie

Please read this important press release regarding an important upcoming event to protect the Upper Delaware River!   While the catastrophic consequences from extractive industries’ arrogant behavior unfolds before the eyes and hearts of a horrified nation, a tapestry of … Continue reading →

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Important Action to Protect the Delaware

Posted on May 21, 2010 by Ashley

PennFuture describes how you can take action to keep drilling from polluting Philadelphia’s drinking water supply. Regulations that would safeguard our drinking water and public health have cleared one hurdle but we need you to speak out now to keep … Continue reading →

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Victory for Pennsylvania’s Forests and Waterways!

Posted on May 5, 2010 by Ashley

Thank you to our local House Representatives John Myers and Dwight Evans for voting to pass House Bill 2235, a bill to protect our forests and waterways from Marcelllus Shale Drilling. HB 2235, which would put a three year freeze … Continue reading →

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An Inspiring Message from PennFuture

Posted on January 4, 2010 by Ashley

PennFuture is leading the way on challenging the Marcellus Shale Drilling. Go PennFuture! Drilling for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale is growing at a breakneck pace – often destroying water supplies and damaging local communities, with no tax in … Continue reading →

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Water-Related Legislation News from PennFuture

Posted on December 14, 2009 by Katie

We are always interested to learn of news in water-related legislation from our friends at PennFuture. Read all about it on their site here or sign up to receive email alerts here. Here’s some of the latest news from PennFuture: … Continue reading →

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The Delaware River Basin Commission and the Marcellus Shale

Posted on October 19, 2009 by Ashley

According to the Delaware River Basin Commission, substantial efforts are being taken to protect water and environment from degradation during extraction of natural gas from the Marcellus Shale deposits that span from West Virginia across Northwestern Pennsylvania and up into … Continue reading →

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Delaware River Threatened

Posted on September 30, 2009 by Katie

Please make sure to read this article about the proposed natural gas exploration in the Marcellus Shale and how it could seriously damage our drinking water! From the article: Philadelphians tend to take their abundant, cheap drinking water for granted. … Continue reading →

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