Seeing the Delaware from Camden, and interacting for its betterment and our own
WHYY asked five individuals to tell us about their visions for the Delaware River Watershed — what it is, and what it could be. Adriana Amador-Chacon is a Camden resident who, over the years, has grown a strong connection toward the arts and learning more about the environment. As a child, she was known for either being…
Facts vs. opinion on the F.E. Walter Dam study
Editorial Report
Editor’s note: The Francis E. Walter Dam Reevaluation Study is being conducted by the operators of the dam — the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — and two co-sponsors, the Delaware River Basin Commission and New York City’s Department of Environmental Protection, which will pay half the cost of the $2.6 million study. The purpose,…
How better access to Philly’s two rivers could open spaces of welcome on now-hidden shorelines
Stacy Levy is an artist who works with rain, urban tides, and watersheds. She has created temporary and permanent works in Philadelphia, New York, Seattle, Phoenix, Tampa, Miami, San Antonio, and Fayetteville, Arkansas. She has been awarded the Henry Meigs Environmental Leadership Award, the Penn Future Award for Women in Conservation, and a Pew Fellowship in the Arts.
How the Upper Delaware River unites many into one community
WHYY asked five individuals to tell us about their visions for the Delaware River Watershed — what it is, and what it could be. Steven Schwartz has been involved in various conservation and environmental projects over the last 15 years. Currently, he is leading the Upper Delaware Knotweed landscape scale research and management project sponsored by Friends…
Next step in cleaning the Lower Delaware comes with a hefty price tag
Hey, rubber, meet the road. There’s no one who doesn’t want the Delaware River to be as clean as possible, but the next step comes with a hefty price tag — from $1.5 million for Trenton and as high as $3 billion for Philadelphia. These could be the bills for an upgrade to the 12…
Opponents of Pennsylvania-New Jersey LNG Plan Cheer Federal Ruling
Critics of a plan to transport liquefied natural gas from northeastern Pennsylvania to a port on the Delaware River in New Jersey welcomed a recent federal ruling that they say could put up significant regulatory speed bumps – or possibly derail the project altogether. The ruling, by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, involved an LNG facility…
Dam removal leads to rebirth of the Paulins Kill
Once upon a time, dams were essential for “powering” a community, even though they interfered with the natural working of rivers. The Columbia Dam on the Paulins Kill in N.J. was taken down last year and the river is adjusting nicely!
It must be Spring: National Park Service closes River Road for amphibians
Every spring, the National Park Service closes River Road some nights to ensure the amphibians crossing to get to their breeding grounds in the nearby wetlands don’t get flattened by cars. PHOTO FROM NPS
Valuing wetlands as places to keep intact, not build over
WHYY asked five individuals to tell us about their visions for the Delaware River Watershed — what it is, and what it could be. Leonard Stewart is a board member of the Eastwick Friends and Neighbors Coalition. He serves on the Lower Eastwick Public Lands Planning Steering Committee. My father worked at the Navy Yard. I would…
The Storage and Transportation of LNG: What Could Go Wrong?
Lonnie E. Click, a fire chief in Benton County in southern Washington, was at his desk when he first heard the call: an explosion at a liquified natural gas storage facility. The call was outside his jurisdiction but, based on what he was hearing on the radio, he decided to head to the scene. From atop a hill, Click…
