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Supreme Court backs pipeline in case on land seizures
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WASHINGTON (CN) A law that has been the key to the development of natural gas pipelines for 80 years was challenged by New Jersey at the nation’s highest court Wednesday.
The founding fathers’ understanding of federal land takes and the role private companies have in executing those seizures were central themes during the virtual U.S. Supreme Court hearing.
“This court has said repeatedly that taking land is under common law, why doesn’t this fall within the 11th Amendment itself?” asked Justice Neal Gorsuch, a Donald Trump appointee, who appeared concerned at the idea of the private gas company PennEast being allowed to bring a lawsuit against the state of New Jersey, which might otherwise be shielded by sovereign immunity granted by the constitution despite powers given to companies under the Natural Gas Act of 1938.
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New Rule Prohibits Fracking in Delaware River Basin
The Delaware River Basin Commission (DRBC) approved a final rule to prohibit high-volume fracking activity in the basin on February 25, 2021.
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Hydraulic fracturing (fracking) is a process by which water is mixed with chemicals and proppants (such as sand) and injected under extreme pressure to fracture rock. The process allows natural gas or oil to escape through the fractures up into the well. The water mixture flows back up through the well as wastewater.
According to a study conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), “[t]he Delaware River Basin covers 13,500 square miles in parts of four States, including New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. The population in the basin is approximately 7.3 million people. The basin has the largest interbasin withdrawal of water east of the Mississippi River and provides water to over 15 million people. After a history of lit