Special Reports

Childs Park to re-open today after six years for storm-related repairs

Closed for six years to allow for nearly $3 million in storm-related repairs, George W. Childs Park in the Delaware...
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Delaware Aqueduct shutdown for repairs set to begin tomorrow

Tomorrow's the big day. Oct. 1 is the date set by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection to...
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Editorial: Philadelphia’s secrets are not in the public interest

Credit to Philadelphia, specifically its Office of Emergency Management, for taking the time to do a critical analysis of what...
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A guide to fighting warehouses in your community from a New Jersey activist

Looking to defend your neighborhood against a proposed warehouse that you fear will harm the environment and local quality of...
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Editorial report: The DRBC can help you understand floods and drought

How we manage our water supply is a serious concern for the whole watershed. (I'm looking at you Philly —...
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U.S. House passes bill blocking creation of Delaware River National Park

A New Jersey congressman introduced an amendment to a federal spending bill passed by the U.S. House that he said...
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Delaware Riverkeeper threatens to sue three watershed states over Atlantic sturgeon killings

An environmental group is threatening to sue three Delaware River watershed states — New York, New Jersey and Delaware —...
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Guest column: No national park at DWGNRA

This is a guest column by Sandy Hull, who is a founder of the Delaware Water Gap Defense Fund, which...
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New Jersey completes purchase of Warren County farmland as developer drops warehouse plan

Editor’s note: This story originally appeared at NJ Spotlight News. It is republished with permission. New Jerseyans can expect the...
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Gibbstown LNG project shows a flicker of life

After repeated setbacks, a controversial proposal to transport liquified natural gas from a plant in Pennsylvania to a port on...
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Delaware Aqueduct shutdown plans set again, for October

Third time's the charm. Or at least that's what the people in charge of the New York City reservoirs —...
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N.T.S.B. report sheds new light on Lehigh River derailment

A preliminary federal report released on Tuesday about the March 2 train derailment that led to the spills of diesel...
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