Special Reports

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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Reporter’s notebook: Behind the scenes as the SS United States departs

The effort to move the SS United States from its longtime berth in Philadelphia to Florida has been like watching...
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Departure of the SS United States from Philadelphia is scuttled again

UPDATE: Plans to move the SS United States from Philadelphia to Mobile, Ala., have been delayed because of follow-up details...
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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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‘Obstructionist’: Tensions flare over U.S. Coast Guard’s handling of SS United States

It was not just stormy weather that delayed the planned departure of the SS United States from its Philadelphia pier...
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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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Coast Guard says SS United States may be too unstable to move

The U.S. Coast Guard has found that the SS United States, the decommissioned but celebrated ocean liner, may not be...
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Guest editorial: Is New Jersey ready to deal with weather fluctuations?

This op-ed was written by Christine Todd Whitman, a former governor of New Jersey and a former administrator of the...
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SS United States has no departure date on the horizon: Here’s what we know

It’s anything but smooth sailing for the SS United States, the celebrated former ocean liner that is set to be...
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