Watershed

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

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.

The lawsuit alleges nine companies failed to prevent toxic forever chemicals from entering the waterways Veolia relies on to provide drinking water.

The horseshoe crab’s blood helps test the sterility of medical products.

Biologists in New Jersey and Delaware spotted more red knot birds this year, but levels remain significantly lower than before the 2000s.

The investment would help improve pedestrian and cyclist safety in the Philadelphia area with more protected bike lanes and trail expansion.