The quest to get the Lackawaxen federally designated as a Wild and Scenic River
If supporters of the Lackawaxen River, a jewel of the Upper Delaware River watershed, get their way, the river will...
Invasive blue catfish threaten marine ecosystems in Delaware River Watershed
Editor’s note: This story first appeared on NJ Spotlight News. It is republished here with permission. “This is ground zero,”...
$93M modernization project to protect Delaware Memorial Bridge from ship crashes
A $93 million project aims to update a system that protects the Delaware Memorial Bridge against ships crashing into one...
Latest salvo in the battle to save endangered sturgeon comes from the Philadelphia Water Department
As the largest single source of treated wastewater in the Delaware Estuary, the Philadelphia Water Department contributes the lion's share...
Rival Delaware River ports go to court over Port Wilmington expansion
The operators of the main container terminal at the Port of Philadelphia and two other cargo terminals on the Delaware...
Even more rain is coming to the Delaware River watershed after this week’s deluge
The Delaware River watershed barely has had time to bail out from the deluge of flood-triggering rain on Tuesday and...
Camp FIMFO plan divides Park Service and Upper Delaware Council
Until last year, the National Park Service and the Upper Delaware Council had never disagreed on determinations about whether a...
Batten down the hatches!
Wherever you live in our watershed, flooding is increasing, from Bristol, Pa., to Dover, Del., from Delaware County in New...
Effort to create Delaware River National Park grinds on
Since steps were first announced in 2021 to create a national park straddling the Delaware River in New Jersey and...
USS New Jersey to travel the Delaware River in 2024, headed for repairs
The nation’s most decorated battleship and a beloved tourist attraction, the USS New Jersey, is expected to be towed along the...
EPA seeks to improve dissolved oxygen levels and water quality in urban stretch of Delaware River
All in all, it was a good week for the Delaware River. Two significant developments point toward possible improvements in...
$50 million federal grant boosts Port Wilmington expansion project
The much-discussed-and-delayed plan to expand Port Wilmington by turning the former Edgemoor titanium dioxide manufacturing site into a new, modern...
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