Activists Pledge to Resist Any Federal Effort to Lift Fracking Ban in Delaware River Basin

Inside Climate News · By Jon Hurdle · last updated July 25, 2025 – 1:07 AM

Fracking supporters have long tried to get around the ban. Environmentalists worry the interstate agency that imposed it is facing pressure from the Trump administration.

By Jon Hurdle

Fears that the Trump administration is looking for ways to lift a longstanding ban on fracking for natural gas in the densely populated Delaware River Basin—which includes part of Pennsylvania—have prompted environmentalists to seek public support for a commitment to defend the regulation.

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