
EPA 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 days 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 weeks 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.
3 weeks 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.
4 weeks 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.
1 month ago
Listen 1:02The family-run Audubon Water struggled with PFAS contamination and water main leaks.
1 month ago
Listen 1:15Advocates say the state lacks transparency on school drinking water quality and attempts to remove lead contamination.
1 month 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.
2 months ago
Listen 2:29Residents fighting against Trenton-Mercer Airport expansion hit another roadblock
Environmental regulators denied a hearing request for a permit that would pave the way for construction at the airport.
2 months ago
Listen 1:21New Jersey reaches billion-dollar PFAS settlement with DuPont, Chemours, Corteva
The settlement resolves lawsuits pertaining to toxic chemical contamination at four industrial sites.
2 months ago
Listen 1:18EPA to clean up former Sherwin-Williams site in South Jersey where water and soil were contaminated
The paint manufacturer contaminated local waterways, groundwater and soil in Camden County with arsenic, lead and other metals.
2 months ago
Listen 0:58Pennsylvania legislation aims to protect homebuyers in flood-prone neighborhoods
Fewer than 2% of insured homes in Pennsylvania include flood protection.
2 months ago
Listen 1:07Pa., Del. and N.J. sue Trump’s FEMA over end of grant program that helps states prevent flooding
The funding would have helped reduce flooding in Lewes, Delaware, and Philly neighborhoods, as well as strengthened a dam in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
2 months ago
Listen 1:06Chester stormwater authority must stop paying board salaries, Pennsylvania court rules
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania Judge Matthew S. Wolf issued an order calling for the agency to reduce the size of its board and cease paying board salaries.
2 months ago
Listen 0:44Unique dialect of Delaware Bay seaside sparrow song could serve as an ‘indicator’ for climate change
Seaside sparrows at Cooks Beach have their own “dialect.” Rowan University researchers monitor their songs as a way to track salt marsh health.
3 months ago
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