Preaching to the choir: Draft State Development Plan comes to the NJ Highlands

New Jersey is the most densely populated state in the United States with a seemingly unquenchable desire to develop, which...
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As Indian River Inlet dune repair finishes, long-term solution still needed

After a year of dune breaches threatened to cut off a major traffic artery to Delaware’s southernmost beaches, the Department...
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Judge dismisses Wayne Land and Mineral Group suit against DRBC over fracking ban

A federal court judge has dismissed a nearly 9-year-old challenge to the Delaware River Basin Commission’s ban on fracking in...
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PennDOT rejects group’s offer to buy Skinners Falls Bridge

After getting a permit from the National Park Service to demolish the Skinners Falls Bridge last week, the Pennsylvania Department...
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Reps. Fitzpatrick, Evans and Sherrill back reauthorization of the Delaware River Basin Restoration Program

Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Dwight Evans (D-PA) and Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ), introduced the Delaware River Basin Restoration Program Reauthorization Act...
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Reporter’s notebook: Behind the scenes as the SS United States departs

The effort to move the SS United States from its longtime berth in Philadelphia to Florida has been like watching...
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Delaware River named Pennsylvania’s 2025 river of the year

The Delaware River has been named Pennsylvania’s 2025 River of the Year after securing the most votes in a public competition, the Department of Conservation...
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Meeting tomorrow about Skinners Falls Bridge amid efforts to save it

Amid plans to demolish the Skinners Falls Bridge and a last-ditch effort by community activists to save it, a meeting...
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Departure of the SS United States from Philadelphia is scuttled again

UPDATE: Plans to move the SS United States from Philadelphia to Mobile, Ala., have been delayed because of follow-up details...
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Rules to improve water quality of Delaware River Estuary might finally be in sight

The Delaware River Estuary has been pretty close to long-planned improvements in its water quality ever since the Delaware River...
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Fitzpatrick and Sherrill to co-lead the bipartisan Delaware River Watershed Caucus

Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania and Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey will serve as co-chairs of the Congressional Delaware Watershed...
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