Environmental Groups Demand EIS Before Delaware River Basin Gas Drilling

NEW YORK - A consortium of environmental groups has sued to block shale gas drilling within the Delaware River Basin until public hearings are held and a complete environmental assessment is made. Delaware Riverkeeper Network, et al. v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, et al., No. 11-CV-3780 (E.D. N.Y.).

The lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York on Aug. 4 anticipates that regulations currently being developed by the Delaware River Basin Commission will allow for such drilling.

Plaintiffs contend that the DRBC and the Army Corps of Engineers have not met the requirements …