Murphy keeps his pledge - Fracking Ban in NJ (2/1/18)

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Murphy joins governors calling for fracking ban in Delaware watershed


http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/breaking/murphy-joins-governors-calling-for-fracking-ban-in-delaware-watershed/article_fb716de7-6942-557b-9ae5-efa62a5cd625.html

PHILLIPSBURG _ Governor Phil Murphy announced Thursday he will join the Governors of Pennsylvania, New York and Delaware in support of a ban on fracking in the 3,000-square-mile Delaware River watershed.

Murphy called fracking "one of modern times' most damaging threats." Its use of chemicals, and their ability to pollute water systems, puts at risk the health and safety of people and the economic life of Delaware River towns, he said.

It was the latest of several environmental actions Murphy took this week.

On Monday he signed an executive order for New Jersey to rejoin the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative; on Tuesday he withdrew the state from West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency, in which some states sued to undo Clean Power Plan regulations; and on Wednesday he signed an order to jumpstart the state's offshore wind energy industry.

June 15, 2017
https://www.murphy4nj.com/2017/06/murphy-calls-for-permanent-ban-to-fracking-in-delaware-river-basin/

Murphy Calls for Permanent Ban to Fracking in Delaware River Basin

The following letter from Phil Murphy to the Delaware River Basin Commission was read into the record during the Commission’s June 14, 2017, meeting:

Dear Commissioners:

For seven years, the Delaware River Basin Commission’s moratorium on fracking has ensured the continued protection of open space, the river’s recreational areas, and, most importantly, the water of more than 15 million residents.

It is now time for this moratorium to become a permanent ban. I join with the New Jersey Chapter of the Sierra Club, the Delaware Riverkeeper Network, and the many other organizations and private citizens in support of such action.

I have been clear from the beginning of my campaign that fracking should have no role in the energy future of New Jersey, and given the tremendous importance of the Delaware River to the state, that sentiment must also be applied broadly to the Delaware River Basin. While there is currently no fracking underway or planned for New Jersey, what happens in neighboring states does have a direct impact on New Jersey. It is also why I fully support a ban on the importation of fracking wastes into New Jersey — to protect against an accident or spill that would harm our lands and waters.

We must begin to look away from the limited resources underneath the ground for energy and instead look to the unlimited potential of fully harnessing the sun and winds. Indeed, I have called for New Jersey to deploy a new Energy Master Plan that would see our state 100% clean energy reliant by the year 2050, with achievable short-term benchmark goals for storage and wind energy. Not only are such actions in the best interests of our environment, they will lead to a more sustainable and growing economic future.

Our state’s and region’s long-term environmental and economic health and progress go hand-in-hand, and must be put before short-term political whims. This Commission can send that unequivocal message by permanently prohibiting fracking within its jurisdiction.

Sincerely,

Phil Murphy

This is NOT corruption. This a good man, a Democratic keeping his damn word. See below letter from Phil's campaign site from June of last year.

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