Water Quality and Quantity
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...
Proposed Poconos warehouse draws fire at public hearing over potential harm to waterways
A proposal to build a 702,000-square-foot warehouse in the Poconos in Pennsylvania came under scrutiny — and criticism — at...
Fish versus electricity: Could the Salem nuclear plant be shut down?
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DRBC to study chemical from rubber tire particles as source of water contamination
Researchers in the Delaware River watershed are gearing up to study what they consider an emerging water pollutant of concern:...
Solutions to New Jersey flooding: Improved funding and public policies
Flooding in New Jersey will persist as climate change brings heavier and more frequent rains and development encourages runoff, panelists...
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...
Even more rain is coming to the Delaware River watershed after this week’s deluge
The Delaware River watershed barely has had time to bail out from the deluge of flood-triggering rain on Tuesday and...
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...
Sewage is overflowing into Philly’s rivers. Is the city’s $2B+ fix working?
Editor’s note: Delaware Currents, in partnership with Grid magazine and Chestnut Hill Local, spent several months examining Green City, Clean...
Tookany/Tacony-Frankford: Water connects us
The Tookany/Tacony-Frankford waterways are a big name for what is really a rather small stream or two, or three, or...
Polluted streams continue to plague Delaware River watershed in Pennsylvania
The quality of water in the Pennsylvania sub-basins that make up the Delaware River watershed deteriorated only slightly from an...
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