Murphy Promises to Ban Fracking “Permanently”

“Today, I am announcing that New Jersey is reversing course. New Jersey will support efforts to permanently ban fracking within the entirety of the Delaware River watershed,” said Murphy.

Murphy said the reversal was about the Garden State’s role in protecting the 13,000-plus square miles of the Delaware River Basin, the long history of river commerce and the drinking water to millions of consumer.

“As a partner along with Pennsylvania, New York and Delaware in the Delaware River Basin Commission, New Jersey seemingly forgot the importance of protecting the Delaware from one of modern time’s most dangerous threats — fracking,” continued Murphy.