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Regulatory agency permanently bans fracking near Delaware River A regulatory agency responsible for the water supply of more than 13 million people in four states has voted to permanently ban natural gas drilling and fracking in the watershed. By MICHAEL RUBINKAMAssociated Press Share The Philadelphia side of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge spanning the Delaware River on Feb. 10. The Delaware River Basin Commission voted Thursday to permanently ban natural gas drilling and fracking because it poses too great of a risk to the the river and its tributaries that supply drinking water to Philadelphia and half the population of New York City. Matt Rourke/Associated Press

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