The argument about who gets how much Delaware River water continues

  NEW YORK CITY HAS announced that it's going to cut the voluntary extra releases of water to the Delaware it...
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Thank you for the opportunity to speak but why are we being squeezed?

Gathered by the shores of the Delaware in Washington Crossing Historic Park, Pa., protesters shout their demand: "Don't drill the Delaware." DELAWARE...
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Horseshoe crabs: sorta icky and sorta wonderful

  IT WAS A DARK and stormy night. No, really! It was! Thunderstorms danced through Dover, Del., most of the afternoon...
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It’s getting close to midnight, May 31st, but no signs of getting closer on FFMP

THERE'S NO MOVEMENT that anyone can detect in the talks aimed at getting the Flexible Flow Management Program re-upped before the...
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Man-made lakes, loved by humans, can harm the environment

BEAVERS AND HUMANS are fond of damming rivers. Some dams are welcomed by their various owners, some less so. Some dams...
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Political bickering could harm the fishing industry of the Upper Delaware

  We might notice when the river is really low, or really high, but aside from being careful when we...
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Top 10 facts about the South Jersey Port Corporation

  THE FIRST IN A SERIES of Getting to Know the Ports on the Delaware. 1. SJPC, established in 1968 by NJ Statute...
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Fish in the Delaware: canaries in the coal mine

WHAT ARE THE BEST, most reliable and lowest cost water-quality monitors in the Delaware River? Fish. What fish are where...
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How will climate change affect our local water resources?

THERE IS NO PLAN. There is no proposal. There is no blueprint – at least with regard to climate change. Not...
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So what happens if the FFMP isn’t renewed?

DELAWARE CURRENTS asked Dr. Peter Kolesar, professor emeritus at Columbia University, to help readers understand what's at stake if the Delaware...
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