Watershed

After banning fracking in 2021, the DRBC now also prohibits wastewater disposal in the basin. But environmentalists say the new rules leave room for loopholes.

Conservationists say a huge financial gift will help them to increase recreation and education on Camden’s waterfront.

Only about 250 endangered Atlantic sturgeon are left in the Delaware River. Pollution has reduced oxygen levels to the point where the sturgeon struggle to breathe and breed.

Cabot Oil and Gas admits responsibility for contaminating drinking water wells.

Sea level rise and increased storm events caused by climate change are accelerating erosion along the East Coast, putting communities and infrastructure at risk.

The company redeveloping the former refinery plans to use a third-party facilitator to negotiate an agreement with community stakeholders.

An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza has killed millions of birds in Pennsylvania, and farms, wildlife centers, and testing labs are bearing the costs.

Protesters symbolically mourned the Atlantic Sturgeon during a mock funeral to urge regulatory agencies to protect the endangered species.

Conservationists are cheering a decision to prevent next year’s harvest of female horseshoe crabs, which will also help the threatened red knot.

The Art Commission was a hurdle for the project. But after including more environmental considerations, the project team finally got approval.

Heavy rain and winds are possible for the Philadelphia metro Friday as remnants of Hurricane Nicole are expected to sweep through the area.

Philadelphia is the latest in a national trend of lawsuits accusing chemical companies of contaminating water supplies with long-lasting toxic chemicals.

PFAS are linked to health impacts, including some cancers, and have shown up in water, soil and air.

Delaware State University researchers have been working since 2019 when Delaware became the last East Coast state to allow aquaculture.

USPS estimated the post office would reopen at the end of September, but nearly a month later, it’s still closed. Residents are frustrated.