Tom Fikslin retires from the DRBC after 29 years working on the Delaware River

Tom Fikslin is retiring from the Delaware River Basin Commission after 29 years of working on the river and the...
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Fracking ban comments from Schnecksville, Pa

We've heard from a lot of people all over the watershed, with lots of different opinions. Let's listen more closely...
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Crisis at UDC averted

On Feb. 8, the Upper Delaware Council found out that its access to its usual funding -- $300,000 annually --...
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Upper Delaware Council, handcuffed by feds, faces possible closure

For 30 years, the Upper Delaware Council has navigated the sometimes turbulent political waters of the upper Delaware -- and...
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Hearings on fracking ban draw mostly support

A massive, sullen mountain lies between Carbondale and Waymart, Pa. -- the site of the first two public hearings on...
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Confusion (about the fracking public hearing) abounds! Clarity follows —

This post has new information about the online registration to attend the public hearings. Yes, the dates, times and places...
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Who is this firebrand?

(A story about Van Rossum's new book has been posted to this page.) Maya van Rossum was born far away...
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The Delaware Riverkeeper’s new book outlines a new approach for environmental activists

The people have a right to clean air, pure water, and to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and...
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Ten things I bet you don’t know about fracking

Well, at least I didn't know them until I listened to David Yoxtheimer, from Penn State's Marcellus Center for Outreach...
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No fracking in the Delaware River Basin

Or, that seems the likely outcome of the proposed regulations issued -- not passed -- today by the Delaware River...
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A high-tech crystal ball maps future development on the Delaware River

Attention planners!!! Wanna buy a crystal ball? It sees into the future (say, 2070) and can predict where growth will...
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