Special Reports

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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Delaware Aqueduct repair remains in limbo

The possibility this year of seeing the three-times postponed Delaware Aqueduct repair go forward remains in limbo. The repair was...
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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...
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Rules to improve water quality of Delaware River Estuary might finally be in sight

The Delaware River Estuary has been pretty close to long-planned improvements in its water quality ever since the Delaware River...
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Aging equipment plagues the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area

As sure as Christmas follows Thanksgiving, every year the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area announces its winter closings and...
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Guest editorial: It’s not just leaks being bypassed in the Delaware Aqueduct

This was written by Michael Lombardi, a diving scientist and technologist specializing in complex underwater interventions across academia and industry....
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Editorial: Vote for the Delaware as Pennsylvania’s River of the Year

Every day should be a day to celebrate the Delaware River.What other river can boast that it's the source of...
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