Environmental Group Seeks To Intervene In Delaware River Basin Fracking Dispute

(February 24, 2021, 1:56 PM EST) -- PHILADELPHIA — An environmental advocacy group on Feb. 12 moved in Pennsylvania federal court seeking to intervene as a defendant in a hydraulic fracturing lawsuit to oppose a lawsuit by state senators who argue that the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) lacks the authority to institute a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing in the Delaware River Basin (DRB). The group says it needs to “defend the validity” of the DRBC’s authority....