Report gives Delaware Estuary and Basin a ‘fair’ health rating
Editor’s note: For Earth Day, Delaware Currents is reporting on the 2022 TREB, a 400-plus-page technical assessment of the health of the Delaware Estuary and Basin.
The health of the Delaware Estuary and Basin remains unchanged since 2008, earning a “fair” rating based on a blend...
Delaware River and Bay Authority plans a new ferry fleet
Every year, the fleet of the Cape May-Lewes Ferry transports about 800,000 passengers and close to 300,000 vehicles across a...
Lehigh River named among top 10 most endangered rivers in the country
A proliferation of warehouses threatens the Lehigh, the Delaware River’s second-largest tributary, an advocacy group said.
A proliferation of warehouses and distribution centers, which bring more paved surfaces and dirtier, faster runoff, threatens the Lehigh River...
NYCDEP looks to assuage fears about the Delaware Aqueduct shutdown
The date for the Delaware Aqueduct shutdown still stands at Oct. 1 but if meteorological conditions aren't right, there's a...
Two Delaware Bay communities positioned to get federal investment
Armed with three studies, places like Milford and Slaughter Beach can make their case for investment and not be outgunned by larger communities.
More than a dozen partners have put their collective shoulders to the wheel to allow two Delaware communities to fight...
Philadelphia assures residents drinking water is safe after a chemical leak
Tests have showed no signs of contamination, officials said, but skeptical Philadelphians made mad dashes for bottled water.
Philadelphia officials on Monday sought to reassure skeptical residents that the city’s drinking water was safe for consumption days after...
Full steam ahead for the Delaware Aqueduct shutdown
The public is invited to three New York City DEP presentations on its repair plans for the fall.
The temporary shutdown of the Delaware Aqueduct that was postponed last year is scheduled to happen on Oct. 1, and...
Restoring the (other) artwork of Washington crossing the Delaware
Money is being raised to restore a 1921 mural of Washington's crossing for the nation’s 250th birthday in three years.
While looking into the history of Washington Crossing Historic Park for a book she was working on, Pat Millen discovered...
Future of Gibbstown-LNG project remains far from certain
A pending federal ruling about LNG by rail is one of numerous puzzle pieces still needed for the project.
A proposal to bring liquified natural gas via rail to a Delaware River port in Gibbstown, N.J., awaits a critical...
Hazardous-waste polluters on the Delaware River will fund more than $1.3M in environmental restoration work
The federal government reached settlements with a Philadelphia salvage yard and a former DuPont landfill in Wilmington that released PCBs and other harmful substances
Settlements with two former hazardous waste sites along the Delaware River — one in Philadelphia and one in Wilmington –...
Population served by the Delaware River Basin jumps by 600,000
New census figures reveal that 14.2 million people are served by the basin
The Delaware River Basin serves a population of 14.2 million people, up from 13.6 million based on population figures from...
Tookany/Tacony-Frankford Watershed Partnership gains $260,000 stormwater grant
The project will help reduce runoff volume and prevent floods at a Leech’s Run tributary
Leech’s Run, a tributary of Tookany Creek, flows past the eastern edge of Congregation Adath Jeshurun in Elkins Park, in...
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