Group Drops Fracking Waste Lawsuit Against Delaware River Basin Commission

Mealey's (May 3, 2023, 1:18 PM EDT) -- PHILADELPHIA — An environmental group has voluntarily dismissed a lawsuit against the Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) related to the dumping of hydraulic fracturing wastewater in the basin, contending in a press release that as a direct result of filing the lawsuit the DRBC removed a loophole in its regulations that now makes it “crystal clear” that the discharge of any imported wastewater from any well subject to high-volume hydraulic fracturing is not allowed....