American Water, Essential Utilities to merge, creating $40B public water utility
The combined company will serve more than 2,000 communities, with customer prices set to remain the same.
3 weeks ago
Chester Water Authority should hand over financial information and restructure board, receiver says
Tuesday’s filing is the latest court battle between one of the region’s largest public water systems and the office tasked with rescuing the city of Chester from fiscal ruin.
3 weeks ago
Why billions of gallons of raw sewage keep ending up in Philadelphia waterways
With a new analysis showing where the pollution is going, environmental advocates call on public officials to do more to stop it.
3 weeks ago
Releases of toxic ‘forever chemical’ to be monitored more closely by EPA
PFHxS-Na is the latest “forever chemical” added to the Toxics Release Inventory.
1 month ago
Listen 1:07In the Delaware River, climate change and invasive species threaten shad, ‘America’s founding fish’
The fish are a critical food source for larger fish like striped bass, as well as bears, raptors, cormorants and gulls.
1 month ago
Listen 1:05Volunteers collect over 5,000 pounds of trash off Delaware’s beaches this year
Environmental officials are most concerned about discarded plastics and cigarette butts.
1 month ago
Listen 1:17EPA approves long-awaited protections for endangered fish in the Delaware River
Environmentalists have called for protections for the federally endangered Atlantic sturgeon for decades.
2 months ago
Listen 1:13Brandywine River Restoration Trust removes second dam as part of its restoration project
Crews are dismantling Brandywine River dams to restore fish migration, improve water quality and reconnect a waterway shaped by industry.
2 months ago
Listen 1:12‘Everything was floating’: Flooding of FDR Park’s boathouse destroys nonprofit’s equipment
The nonprofit Discovery Pathways says equipment, including life jackets, boat paddles, fishing rods, kayak seats and power tools, was damaged.
2 months ago
Listen 1:11Philadelphia water rates increase by more than 9% this week
The proposed rate increase, which went into effect Monday, will help fund the city’s 25-year, multibillion-dollar Water Revitalization Plan.
3 months ago
As flood risks grow, New Jersey promotes awareness and mitigation plans
New Jersey has launched a flood awareness campaign to prepare residents for rising risks, and is highlighting initiatives that protect ecosystems and boost coastal resilience.
3 months ago
Trump administration deals another blow to offshore wind, plans to kill Delmarva project
The project would provide renewable energy to about 718,000 Maryland homes. Delaware had inked a deal to reap $128 million in benefits.
3 months ago
Listen 1:02The family-run Audubon Water struggled with PFAS contamination and water main leaks.
3 months ago
Listen 1:15Advocates say the state lacks transparency on school drinking water quality and attempts to remove lead contamination.
3 months ago
Listen 0:56Pennsylvania residents, firefighters support legislation to ban toxic firefighting foam
Firefighting foam containing toxic PFAS chemicals has contaminated drinking water supplies across the U.S.
3 months ago
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