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Out in the field, on the river
Like most journalists, I'm happiest when I'm "out in the field," learning something new about this amazing river of ours!...
The bridge is gone but community remains
Pretty soon I will have to abandon the idea of running a not-for-profit because I can't NOT say the things...
Chaos is a ladder
Of course I love all the stories we do at Delaware Currents — or why would we do them? But...
Lack of heat can kill, and so can too much
It takes a visit to the arid Southwest to realize just how lush our watershed is and how lucky we...
So much news. What does it mean?
I really do hate to be this prescient on news like this, but in last week's newsletter I asked you...
Of torrents and torrents
So, on the one hand, there's this story that highlights how the big contributors to the dissolved oxygen problem in...
Good news out of Washington?
H'mmm. Well, on Tuesday the Environmental Protection Agency sent a press release that surprised me. With all the cutting and...
Remember the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse?
A year ago on March 26, a massive container ship crashed into the bridge in Baltimore, killing six and wrecking...
Expect the unexpected in our weather
Droughts are much on my mind these days, as they are persisting in some parts of the watershed as yesterday's story...
Fracking ban under federal assault
It's all in the headline: "Local representatives and Trump administration reopen fracking conversation for Delaware River Basin." Freshman Republican U.S....
Ships, salt and the EPA
She has finally left her berth of nearly 30 years in Philadelphia. The SS United States has started her long,...
The work goes on
Gathered at the Chase Center in Wilmington, Del., about 300 environmental enthusiasts heard from experts across the Delaware River watershed...