State warns of looming ‘systemic failure’ of Trenton’s water utility
This article originally appeared in New Jersey Monitor. In the summer of 1975, Trenton’s public water utility experienced so many...
Road salt pollution isn’t just a winter problem anymore
Delaware River watershed scientists and volunteers are sounding an alarm about a worrying trend in water quality samples from local...
Winter Salt Week highlights challenges to curbing road salt use in the Delaware River basin
For wintertime drivers who expect clear roadways with near-blacktop conditions, a slow-moving salt-spreader spraying grayish granules from its spinning plate...
Lehigh Valley residents concerned by cement company’s haz-mat rail plan along Monocacy Creek
A cement company has proposed transporting hazardous waste on a railroad that runs along the Monocacy Creek, a concern for...
‘Obstructionist’: Tensions flare over U.S. Coast Guard’s handling of SS United States
It was not just stormy weather that delayed the planned departure of the SS United States from its Philadelphia pier...
New York emerges from drought while dry conditions persist in other watershed states
Welcome precipitation has restored New York State ground and surface water levels to normal, allowing it to roll back advisories...
Delaware divers brave the cold for a cause
The Delaware River certainly looks tempting for a cool dip on a hot day in July or August, but on...
More than $17M in National Fish and Wildlife Foundation funding to benefit Delaware River watershed projects
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced a round of funding amounting to...
Aging equipment plagues the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
As sure as Christmas follows Thanksgiving, every year the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area announces its winter closings and...
Guest editorial: It’s not just leaks being bypassed in the Delaware Aqueduct
This was written by Michael Lombardi, a diving scientist and technologist specializing in complex underwater interventions across academia and industry....
Delaware River watershed drought: Good for the birds, the trout – not so much
Dry conditions have prompted the posting of drought watches and warnings in many pockets of the Delaware River watershed, and...
Skinners Falls Bridge is “actively failing” and needs to be demolished, potentially with explosives, officials say
The Skinners Falls Bridge appears destined for an explosive ending akin to finale of the 1957 movie “The Bridge on...
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