Series: Atlantic Sturgeon
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...
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 —...
EPA hearing focuses on new dissolved oxygen rules for section of Delaware River
The tussle over revising the uses of the urban section of the Delaware River, as well as the accompanying water...
Latest salvo in the battle to save endangered sturgeon comes from the Philadelphia Water Department
As the largest single source of treated wastewater in the Delaware Estuary, the Philadelphia Water Department contributes the lion's share...
EPA seeks to improve dissolved oxygen levels and water quality in urban stretch of Delaware River
All in all, it was a good week for the Delaware River. Two significant developments point toward possible improvements in...
EPA sides with environmental groups
It demands that the DRBC speed up the process to improve the water quality of the Delaware River.
The Environmental Protection Agency has handed a surprise victory to environmental groups that were arguing for faster action to raise...
Next step in cleaning the Lower Delaware comes with a hefty price tag
Hey, rubber, meet the road. There's no one who doesn't want the Delaware River to be as clean as possible,...
Complex computer modeling assesses Delaware River health
Third in a series: dissolved oxygen and the Atlantic sturgeon
Remember back in August when I started this project on dissolved oxygen and the fate of the Atlantic sturgeon? Story...
Wastewater treatment plants: problem and solution for a healthier Delaware River
Second in a series: dissolved oxygen and the Atlantic sturgeon
Yes, "Serge" has a problem -- or rather his kids do. When sturgeon are young they need higher levels of...
Clean water? Mind your pees and carbons!
First in a series: dissolved oxygen and the Atlantic sturgeon
When people find out about Delaware Currents, they often ask me: Is the river clean? My stock answer is: Cleaner...
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