Chris Mele
Federal judge rejects efforts to stave off Skinners Falls Bridge demolition
A federal judge in Pennsylvania on Tuesday resoundingly rejected efforts by preservationists to halt the planned demolition of the Skinners...
EPA plans to finalize rules to improve water quality in the Delaware River
A longtime effort to improve the water quality of a 38-mile stretch of the Delaware River between Philadelphia, Pa., and...
Judge dismisses Wayne Land and Mineral Group suit against DRBC over fracking ban
A federal court judge has dismissed a nearly 9-year-old challenge to the Delaware River Basin Commission’s ban on fracking in...
Reporter’s notebook: Behind the scenes as the SS United States departs
The effort to move the SS United States from its longtime berth in Philadelphia to Florida has been like watching...
Meeting tomorrow about Skinners Falls Bridge amid efforts to save it
Amid plans to demolish the Skinners Falls Bridge and a last-ditch effort by community activists to save it, a meeting...
Departure of the SS United States from Philadelphia is scuttled again
UPDATE: Plans to move the SS United States from Philadelphia to Mobile, Ala., have been delayed because of follow-up details...
Fitzpatrick and Sherrill to co-lead the bipartisan Delaware River Watershed Caucus
Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania and Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey will serve as co-chairs of the Congressional Delaware Watershed...
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...
‘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...
