Water Quality and Quantity
Trenton City continues to fight NJ over troubled water utility
This article, written by Joanna Gagis, originally appeared on NJ Spotlight. In a fiery city council meeting Monday night, Shawn...
Water operators appeal to Trump administration for reprieve to water quality improvement rules on Delaware River
Public water utilities are appealing to the Trump administration for a last-minute reprieve from new federal rules that would raise...
Advocates dream of Philadelphia as a water recreation wonderland
On an unseasonably cool Saturday during one of this spring’s stretches of wet weather, 14-year-old Yazmine Acosta of South Philadelphia,...
Burn scars can exacerbate flooding, posing compounding climate hazards
This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign...
New Jersey reaches historic $2B settlement with DuPont over decades of pollution
Note: This article and video interview were reported by NJ Spotlight News. In what’s being hailed as a landmark victory...
Is the Upper Delaware River ready for a Texas-like flood?
Molly Oliver knows of the flood risks lurking in the twisty-turny valleys of the Delaware River’s headwaters near the New...
Gaining water quality clarity in New Jersey
Editor’s Note: This is the third in a series of articles to educate readers in southwestern New Jersey about the...
Toxins surface in the Delaware & Raritan Canal amid rollback of federal rules to fight them
When residents of Princeton or New Brunswick think of the Delaware River, they may imagine a remote place. After all,...
Philadelphia Water Department celebrates Manayunk Canal’s restoration and reopening
Philadelphia’s Manayunk Canal was a stagnant water body that suffered from low dissolved oxygen, frequent algal blooms and sedimentation for...
Deadline looms for new rules to improve Delaware River water quality. Will the EPA follow through?
This coming Monday, June 30, marks a significant deadline in the years-long fight over improving the water quality of a...
Chemicals trouble Delaware River tributaries
We have our work cut out for us. A recent report from the scientists at the Delaware River Basin Commission...
Philadelphia names newest spokesdog to fight ‘poo-llution’
Willow, a friendly one-year-old pup from Brewerytown, Pa., was named Philadelphia’s newest “spokesdog” on Sunday. Over the next year, Willow...
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