Watershed

Millions of gallons of raw sewage spills into Camden’s waterways because of outdated sewer systems.

Sellers will now be required to reveal whether a home has flooded and whether they’ve filed a flood insurance claim.

For years, Philadelphia has built rain gardens to prevent stormwater and sewage from entering waterways. Are those efforts enough?

The issue with temporary HESCO-style flood barriers comes after a plan for a levee in Eastwick was deemed not viable.

In Coatesville, firefighters once stripped down to their shirts and shorts for water rescues. Now, they have dry suits in their lockers.

Environmental regulators found high levels of PFAS chemicals in fish tissue sampled from the Wissahickon Creek and its tributaries.

PennEnvironment and Drexel University researchers found microplastics in more than 20 waterways across the watershed.

A 2025 beach-replenishment project in Atlantic City cost about $40 million, while work this year in Sea Isle, Strathmere and Ocean City had a $41 million price tag.

The program will help homeowners with private wells who are responsible for testing and treating their own drinking water.

Neighbors living near the Edgemoor site say they’re concerned about truck exhaust, noise and harm to local wildlife.

The Philadelphia Water Department says bills are going up in part because more people are enrolling in a program that helps lower-income residents.

The new water rate will help the investor-owned utility pay for water and wastewater projects.

The project aims to restore river flow in the Neshaminy Creek and help fish to migrate.

Tidal salt marshes across New Jersey are being drowned out by sea level rise.

Environmentalists say contaminated waterways in Philadelphia are caused by raw sewage overflows.