DELAWARE CURRENTS ON WJFF-FM
Meg McGuire is a regular guest on WJFF's program "Making Waves." The show is on every Monday at 8 p.m., Meg is on every third Monday to talk about current issues on the Delaware.
1,4-dioxane found in Delaware, Lehigh Rivers
A manmade chemical called 1,4-dioxane “a likely human carcinogen,” has been found in the Delaware River in the more industrialized section of the river and in the Lehigh River and south — that part of the river designated by the Delaware River Basin Commission as Special Protection Waters. Here’s some mapping of the sites: www.drbc.maps.arcgis.com…
Opposition to Rockwell project near Delaware Water Gap grows
The arguments about NJDOT’s rockfall project are gathering steam. NJ leglslators are joining froces with local officials who question the need for the project.
Gibbstown LNG Project: Many Hurdles Remain
A planned project to transport liquified natural gas from a plant in Pennsylvania to a port in New Jersey still has to finish a Rubik’s Cube-like puzzle of regulatory, logistical and legal hurdles before becoming a reality. Pieces of the complex plan have so far gained approvals from at least 19 different local, state and…
Gibbstown LNG Project: Many Hurdles Remain
A planned project to transport liquified natural gas from a plant in Pennsylvania to a port in New Jersey still has to finish a Rubik’s Cube-like puzzle of regulatory, logistical and legal hurdles before becoming a reality. Pieces of the complex plan have so far gained approvals from at least 19 different local, state and…
Gibbstown LNG Project: Chronology
Aug. 21, 2017: The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration receives an application from Energy Transport Solutions, a subsidiary of New Fortress Energy, for a special permit to transport “methane, refrigerated liquid,” otherwise known as liquid natural gas, in specialized rail cars. Oct. 2, 2017: The DOT publishes a notice in the…
27 miles to go: getting the last piece of the Delaware swimmable and fishable
Of the 330 miles of the main stem Delaware River, only 27 miles aren’t swimmable and fishable — the designations used by the Clean Water Act as the national goal for all waters. But there’s a plan afoot to find solutions.
DRBC’s Climate Change Committee weighs risks in the near- and far-term.
A new DRBC climate change committee seeks to get the best-informed, most reliable data for the entire Delaware River watershed and work on local problems that sea-level rise is already creating, as well as discovering what the future holds.
Fears for safety and climate surround LNG export terminal planned on the Delaware
Plans for a new half-billion-dollar liquefied natural gas export terminal on the Delaware River in South Jersey were greenlighted by the Delaware River Basin Commission on Wednesday
