Regulators and Watershed Organizations
New research shows how organic farming promotes soil health and fuels crop growth
Organic fertilizers like manure can better nurture the soil microbes necessary to support crop growth and promote plant resilience, according...
DRBC hearing outlines dry conditions and possibility of calling a drought for the Delaware River
The Delaware River Basin Commission held a public hearing on Tuesday to gather comments about the abnormally dry conditions throughout...
Rain and snow coming but not nearly enough to end Delaware River watershed drought
Though welcome rain and snow is in the forecast for the parched Delaware River basin, it will make only a...
Research reveals value of volunteer-led water quality monitoring
Community volunteers across the Delaware River Basin are collecting data that support local conservation goals, such as reducing the harmful...
DRBC calls a special hearing for Nov. 19 on drought conditions
The Delaware River Basin Commission announced on Wednesday that it would hold a special hearing via Zoom at 1:30 p.m....
Mussels: A powerful solution to pollution in the Delaware?
When the Fairmount Water Works was built in the early 19th century to provide clean drinking water to Philadelphia, it...
New York City to stop most land purchases in Catskill watershed
Residents and local officials in the Catskills are celebrating an agreement that puts an end to part of a decades-long...
DRBC gets $715,000 in federal money through U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman
U.S. Representative Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) once again used her muscle to bring home $715,000 to the Delaware River Basin...
Delaware Riverkeeper sues EPA over dissolved oxygen standards
An environmental group has taken the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to federal court, accusing it of foot-dragging in finalizing regulations...
Agencies sign on to a re-evaluation of a Lehigh River dam
Representatives from three government agencies last month agreed to share the costs of a study to consider the current and...
Dozens of projects awarded $17.3 million from Delaware Watershed Conservation Fund
While the former residents of Thompson’s Beach gave up long ago on the effort to rebuild their homes, Alek “Capt....
DRBC to explore water-storage possibilities to alleviate drought
The scientists, engineers and planners at the Delaware River Basin Commission work on all sorts of projects, almost invisibly, and...
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