Cleanest streams in Northeastern Pennsylvania bring $3 billion in benefits, study finds
A report quantifies the ecological and economic value of specially protected streams, which are concentrated in the Poconos
Northeastern Pennsylvania’s “exceptional value” and “high quality” streams – the highest designations for the state’s most pristine waterways – are...
Where does your drinking water come from, Hemlock Farms?
Full disclosure, I live in Hemlock Farms, so I have a vested interest in finding out about my water! Delaware...
Art exhibit underscores mussels’ vital role in the Delaware River
“Freshwater,” at the Cherry Street Pier in Philadelphia, marries art and science
If you’re strolling through Cherry Street Pier in Philadelphia this summer, you’re bound to run into something you wouldn’t expect:...
$220M Clean Streams Fund stands to benefit Delaware River watershed
The program, adopted as part of Pennsylvania’s new budget, seeks to improve and protect water quality by helping farmers.
A newly created $220 million Pennsylvania state program largely aimed at improving and protecting water quality in the Chesapeake Bay...
Quarry drops plans that opponents viewed as threat to Delaware
Riverline wanted to create a construction yard to allow it to import recycled asphalt pavement
CARPENTERSVILLE – The Pohatcong Guardians appear to have emerged the victor in a push to keep Riverline Quarry’s operations in...
Future of horseshoe crabs in Delaware Bay in the cross-hairs, activists say
Fewer female crabs mean fewer eggs, which is bad news for red knot birds
Horseshoe crabs, those crawly creatures that look like they belong in an “Alien” movie, have survived for hundreds of millions...
Both sides on Delaware River National Park plan dig in
In the year since the plan was first proposed, opponents have galvanized while advances have been slow
Note: Since the time this article was published, Representative Josh Gottheimer has issued a statement clarifying his position about the...
Reporter’s notebook: What goes on at a DRBC meeting
“So, what is the DRBC all about?” Delaware Gov. John Carney asked in his welcoming address to this, the first...
Teamwork saves a stream in the Upper Delaware – and more
There were several “stars” of the show on the banks of the Little Beaver Kill in Livingston Manor, N.Y., on...
Lackawaxen Basin earns top scores for water quality
Pristine conditions and lack of industry combine to keep it clean
Editor’s note: This is the latest in a series of stories exploring water quality in the nine basins in Pennsylvania...
Wild celery grass restoration underway in the Delaware Estuary
The plant is both an indicator of water quality and an improver of it
In a small classroom at the Center for Aquatic Sciences at Adventure Aquarium in Camden, N.J., the early stages of...
Upper Delaware basin is cursed and blessed
Pristine streams are a plus but draw little notice from Pa. officials
Editor’s note: This is the latest in a series of stories exploring water quality in the nine basins in Pennsylvania...
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