Delaware RiverKeeper Alert: Amendment In Congress Would Strip Delaware River Basin Commission Of Its Authority To Enforce The Ban On Oil & Gas Fracking In Delaware Watershed

On July 8, Delaware RiverKeeper Maya K. Van Rossum issued an alert saying a vote is imminent in the US House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure to strip the Delaware River Basin Commission of its authority to enforce its oil and gas fracking ban in the Delaware River Watershed.

The amendment to the Water Resources Development Act was proposed by PA Republican Congressman Scott Perry, who represents a district in Southcentral Pennsylvania, not in the Delaware Watershed.

Van Rossum said-- "If this amendment passes out of the Committee, it will most certainly pass out of the House of Representatives and be on its way to becoming a law as soon as adopted by the Senate."

She urged the public to contact the three members on the House Committee that represent communities in the Delaware River Watershed--

-- Representative Pat Ryan (NY) - (202) 225-5614  or (845) 443-2980 

-- Representative Jerry Nadler (NY - representing NYC) - 202-225-5635 or 212-367-7350

-- Representative Nellie Pou (NJ) - (202) 225-5751 or (973) 523-5152

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[Posted: July 9, 2026]  PA Environment Digest