Regulators and Watershed Organizations
Second dam on the Brandywine River being removed to restore fish passage
For centuries, dams have disrupted the natural flow of the Brandywine River and created barriers in migratory routes for fish,...
Clean-up of Manhattan Project-era radioactive waste at DuPont site along Delaware River continues in N.J.
Following the discovery of more contaminated soil last year, the cleanup of Manhattan Project-era radiological waste at the former DuPont...
Water operators appeal to Trump administration for reprieve to water quality improvement rules on Delaware River
Public water utilities are appealing to the Trump administration for a last-minute reprieve from new federal rules that would raise...
Activists pledge to resist any federal effort to lift fracking ban in Delaware River Basin
This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign...
Warren County backs effort to name Paulins Kill a National Wild and Scenic River
An ongoing initiative to recognize the Paulins Kill, a 41-mile tributary of the Delaware River, as a National Wild and...
Toxins surface in the Delaware & Raritan Canal amid rollback of federal rules to fight them
When residents of Princeton or New Brunswick think of the Delaware River, they may imagine a remote place. After all,...
Philadelphia Water Department celebrates Manayunk Canal’s restoration and reopening
Philadelphia’s Manayunk Canal was a stagnant water body that suffered from low dissolved oxygen, frequent algal blooms and sedimentation for...
Deadline looms for new rules to improve Delaware River water quality. Will the EPA follow through?
This coming Monday, June 30, marks a significant deadline in the years-long fight over improving the water quality of a...
‘Politics has reached into the watershed’: DRBC adopts resolution about DEI and climate change
On the agenda for the Delaware River Basin Commission's June 11 meeting, the resolution didn't look all that newsworthy: "A...
Federal bill would heighten DRBC accountability and oversight
A bill introduced by a Pennsylvania congressman proposes to bring greater scrutiny to the operations of the Delaware River Basin...
118 acres of forested land preserved in the Delaware Bay watershed in New Jersey
Nearly 120 acres of forested land in New Jersey in the Delaware Bay watershed has been preserved, according to the...
Racing to save Stone Harbor’s Scotch Bonnet Island before it’s swallowed by rising seas
Lenore Tedesco doesn’t need to venture far to witness sea-level rise. She tracks its relentless advance from her window at...
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