DRBC set to vote on fracked wastewater ban
The commission on Wednesday will consider a rule to ban the import or discharge of fracking wastewater in the basin
As is often the way with the really interesting proposals that the Delaware River Basin Commission votes on, it's hard...
EPA sides with environmental groups
It demands that the DRBC speed up the process to improve the water quality of the Delaware River.
The Environmental Protection Agency has handed a surprise victory to environmental groups that were arguing for faster action to raise...
The ‘Big Think’ with Dave Wolanski
A series of conversations with people who have worked in and for the watershed, sharing their expertise and knowledge.
David Wolanski worked for the State of Delaware on surface water quality issues and reporting for 24 years. How's the...
Podostemum makes a comeback in the Delaware
The plant, which has not been seen south of the Lehigh since the 1800s, is reappearing in what is seen as a hopeful sign of improving water quality.
It’s a late August evening and Erik Silldorff is wearing a red swim shirt and blue trunks and an oversized...
One-year pause on harvesting female horseshoe crabs in Delaware Bay
Endangered red knots rely on the crabs’ eggs to fuel their migration
A regulatory agency last week issued a one-year reprieve on the harvesting of female horseshoe crabs in the Delaware Bay,...
Shoring up the Harbor of Refuge lighthouse
A federal study will explore the breakwater that the Delaware Bay lighthouse is on and recommend fixes
For nearly a century, the Harbor of Refuge Lighthouse off Cape Henlopen, Del., has stood as a sentry for fishing...
Camp resort plans raise worries about effects on Upper Delaware
Camp FIMFO is drawing criticism for its scale and potential effect on the character of a rural Catskills town.
Editor’s note: This article is part of an occasional series we call “What’s Going on Here?” to highlight projects and...
Environmental bond act could benefit Delaware watershed in New York
The $4.2B proposal, which would fund water quality and related improvements, is on the Nov. 8 ballot
Update: New York State voters approved the referendum on Election Day, 67 to 33 percent, according to unofficial tallies. The...
Sand lost to erosion being restored at a Delaware Bay beach
3,500 cubic yards of sand at Pickering Beach, southeast of Dover, Del., is being replenished
Walk along a narrow strip of sand between private homes at Pickering Beach, southwest of Dover, Del., and you will...
Delaware River Conservation Corps offers career paths
10 groups in the watershed are promoting sustainable jobs in climate resiliency and green infrastructure
When Aaron Kirkland Sr. got out of prison in late 2014, he enrolled in a service in Philadelphia that helps...
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