Posts by Meg McGuire
Facts vs. opinion on the F.E. Walter Dam study
Editorial Report
Editor’s note: The Francis E. Walter Dam Reevaluation Study is being conducted by the operators of the dam — the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers — and two co-sponsors, the Delaware River Basin Commission and New York City’s Department of Environmental Protection, which will pay half the cost of the $2.6 million study. The purpose,…
Read MoreNext step in cleaning the Lower Delaware comes with a hefty price tag
Hey, rubber, meet the road. There’s no one who doesn’t want the Delaware River to be as clean as possible, but the next step comes with a hefty price tag — from $1.5 million for Trenton and as high as $3 billion for Philadelphia. These could be the bills for an upgrade to the 12…
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Partnership for the Delaware Estuary: 2021 Science Summit Day 3
Part Four
Partnership for the Delaware Estuary: 2021 Science Summit Day 2
Part Three
Partnership for the Delaware Estuary: 2021 Science Summit
Part Two
Fracking ban approved
After years-long deliberation, the Delaware River Basin Commission today voted to ban fracking in the watershed. More study is set for the import to and export from the waters of the basin.
Read MoreDRBC fracking vote coming Feb.25
A long-awaited vote on fracking in the watershed is coming Feb. 25. You can attend virtually, see story.
Read MoreNew alliance seeks to amplify Upper Delaware River voices
Mostly because there aren’t that many people in the Upper Delaware River, it’s beautiful. But towns need help to keep it that way. Something’s afoot in New York to help some of those towns.
Read More1,4-dioxane found in Delaware, Lehigh Rivers
A manmade chemical called 1,4-dioxane “a likely human carcinogen,” has been found in the Delaware River in the more industrialized section of the river and in the Lehigh River and south — that part of the river designated by the Delaware River Basin Commission as Special Protection Waters. Here’s some mapping of the sites: www.drbc.maps.arcgis.com…
Read More27 miles to go: getting the last piece of the Delaware swimmable and fishable
Of the 330 miles of the main stem Delaware River, only 27 miles aren’t swimmable and fishable — the designations used by the Clean Water Act as the national goal for all waters. But there’s a plan afoot to find solutions.
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