15 billion gallons of raw sewage yearly is released into Delaware River watershed, report says
Overflows from Philadelphia’s combined sewer system send an average of 15 billion gallons of raw sewage and polluted stormwater each...
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Report: What is to become of the historic Skinners Falls Bridge?
The fate of the Skinners Falls Bridge, which connects Sullivan County in New York with Wayne County in Pennsylvania, over...
Energy company plotted gas plant in small Pennsylvania town — but no one told residents
This story originally appeared in The Intercept. To read the full story, click here. WHEN ZULENE MAYFIELD received a call from...
What happened to a high-tech, leak-seeking underwater robotic vehicle for the NYCDEP?
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An old-growth forest in the Poconos gains national recognition
More than a dozen acres of trees in the Poconos that have stood for well over a century last week...
National Park Service meets with township a year after raising concerns about River Pointe project
More than a year after the National Park Service first raised concerns about the River Pointe Commerce Park project —...
‘Historic’ $393M settlement reached to clean up PFAS contamination in South Jersey
New Jersey officials have reached a $393 million settlement with chemical maker Solvay Specialty Polymers that they are calling “historic.”...
NYCDEP delays Delaware Aqueduct shutdown and repairs until October 2024
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection announced on Wednesday that it was once again postponing plans to...
Sojourning on the Schuylkill
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Conservation easement protects parcel at Delaware River’s East and West Branches
A 63.5-acre parcel in Wayne County, Pa., at the confluence of the East and West branches of the Delaware River,...
Guest Op-Ed: Threats to the Lehigh River grow while Pa. underfunds water protection measures
The Lehigh River was the heart of the industrial revolution but paid for it. Over time, the water quality degraded...
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