Watershed

Delaware City’s PBF refinery discharged more than one million pounds of nitrogen into the Delaware River without violating its permit. Advocates say that’s a problem.

The bill, which would exempt the golf course from rules meant to prevent erosion, was amended again to further address environmental concerns.

Residents fear the zoning overlay could worsen flooding downstream of the golf course, but a state official and a developer’s contractor say that’s not likely.

Nesting piping plovers show resilience in Delaware while the shorebirds struggle to maintain their population along the southern Atlantic Coast. Researchers want to know why.

After a community feedback session, Delaware County officials are still marching forward with plans of opening the county’s largest park.

Hundreds of tires, a deflated soccer ball, and a bag of bones are just some of the items cleaned up as part of the King Day of Service in North Philadelphia.

Pennsylvania has joined a list of growing states setting drinking water standards for a toxic chemical known as PFAS. The EPA has yet to propose nationwide limits.

There’s enough groundwater from the Delaware River Basin, which supplies peoples’ drinking water, to last until at least 2060, researchers say.

The Coast Guard was called to the vessel Reggeborg after the mariners experienced possible carbon monoxide poisoning and required medical assistance.

Water rates will increase in 2023 for hundreds of thousands of residents in our region — from Wilmington, Del., to the Pennsylvania suburbs.

The bill would exempt the course from rules meant to prevent erosion. A City Council vote could be delayed by weeks.

The site of the city’s trash incinerator in the 70s and 80s and a concert venue in the 2000s will soon be home to apartment units and retail spaces.

In a place where flooding has required residents to be rescued by boat, the city wants a contractor to develop a better system of emergency alerts.

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.