Elcon withdraws application for large hazardous wastewater plant in Bucks County
[This article was originally published by The Philadelphia Inquirer] Israel-based Elcon Recycling Services has withdrawn its application to build a large...
Lake Hopatcong battles algae and aquatic weeds
LAKE HOPATCONG, NJ – Hopes for a better summer on Lake Hopatcong were tentative at best when weed harvesting started...
Protecting Lake Hopatcong through the decades
LAKE HOPATCONG, NJ – The first residents of the area surrounding Great Pond practiced controlled burning to clear the land...
Delaware Watershed Leadership: Four voices for the river
"Uniting the Delaware River Watershed" is the slogan for the Coalition for the Delaware River Watershed, formed in 2012, not...
PennEast Pipeline: Round 2 with the DRBC
The PennEast Pipeline Company has once again placed its project before the Delaware River Basin Commission for the commission's approval....
I Know How Painful Racism Is But We Can’t Give Up on Voting
Let your voice and your vote be heard, if you want to make change happen.
Editor's Note: Delaware Currents usually runs stories about the river. But this column speaks to the larger issue that we...
WURD Radio to host series of monthly conversation on environment and racial justice
Broadcasting from Philadelphia, WURD Radio has a unique connection to the city's Black and Brown communities since it's the only...
Do you know where your watershed is?
Watersheds are sneaky: They are everywhere, yet they hide in plain sight and most people don't know that they're there....
Delaware River named River of the Year by national environmental organization
American Rivers, an environmental advocacy group, has named the Delaware as its river of the year for 2020, hailing it as a...
COVID-19 has shut down hundreds of cleanups, leaving parks and waterways filthy
Each year, people throughout Philly and the region emerge from winter and eagerly flock to green spaces, blissfully unaware that...
Cooper River is first urban waterway in N.J. to get upgraded protection
[This article was originally published by The Philadelphia Inquirer] New Jersey has upgraded the protection status of 600 miles of rivers...
Housing plan stirs concern about pollution in the Musconetcong River
HAMPTON BOROUGH, NEW JERSEY – Borough residents and area environmental groups are hoping to stop a proposal for housing that includes...
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