Special Reports

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...
Read More about Activists pledge to resist any federal effort to lift fracking ban in Delaware River Basin

Billions coming to Pennsylvania for natural gas and data center development

This article originally appeared in The River Reporter of Narrowsburg, N.Y., and is reprinted with permission. Billions of dollars will...
Read More about Billions coming to Pennsylvania for natural gas and data center development

Advocacy group warns of grim future for Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area

An advocacy group warned that current and pending cuts in National Park Service staff and funding will harm visitors’ experiences,...
Read More about Advocacy group warns of grim future for Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area

Officials weigh final decision on giant petroleum storage caverns along the Delaware

This article appeared in New Jersey Spotlight. A controversial plan to build two giant caverns to store propane and butane...
Read More about Officials weigh final decision on giant petroleum storage caverns along the Delaware

Repairs to the Delaware Aqueduct bypass are paused again

The leaky Delaware Aqueduct will have to wait another year for repairs, though there are no guarantees that it will...
Read More about Repairs to the Delaware Aqueduct bypass are paused again

Backers of Gibbstown LNG dock seek permit renewal from the DRBC

The developers of a port on the Delaware River in Gibbstown, N.J., that would serve as a storage and export...
Read More about Backers of Gibbstown LNG dock seek permit renewal from the DRBC

Four experts weigh in about possible White House impacts on the Delaware River watershed

Editor's note: We sent a three-question survey to 20 experts in the watershed for their insights in light of the...
Read More about Four experts weigh in about possible White House impacts on the Delaware River watershed

Sewage plant operators resist pending EPA water quality rules for Delaware River

Several wastewater treatment operators on the Delaware River are pushing back against pending U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regulations that would...
Read More about Sewage plant operators resist pending EPA water quality rules for Delaware River

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...
Read More about EPA plans to finalize rules to improve water quality in the Delaware River