
DRBC postpones vote on Gibbstown LNG terminal, citing need for more study time
Without Thursday’s decision, the developer could have begun dock work and dredging next week. Opponents papered the commission with petitions and letters Wednesday.
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Big Oil should pay for climate change damage, Delaware lawsuit says
Citing the long-term economic damage climate change has done and will continue to do, the state is suing 31 of the world’s largest fossil-fuel companies.
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‘We’re all very concerned’: Upper Bucks quarry proposal meets resistance
A construction materials firm wants a conditional zoning use for 196 acres of forest and wetlands in rural Springfield Twp. Residents say they’ll fight it.
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‘The river’s gonna seek its own course’: Experts take a new look at easing floods
Traditional systems are designed to manage or redirect water. Natural solutions capture and absorb rains. The issue: predicting the unpredictable.
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Listen 3:27EPA: Isaias flooding did not spread toxins from Eastwick landfill
Preliminary results of water samples collected by the EPA from flood waters during and after the storm found “little to no contaminants.”
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Company says prolonged pause at West Whiteland will harm public interest.
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When the dam’s away, the fish will play: Demolition on Brandywine Creek is restoring shad
In late July, researchers caught juvenile and adult fish just upstream of where the West Street Dam was removed by the City of Wilmington in 2019.
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Fines for 2018-2019 violations come less than two weeks after spill in Chester County.
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No ‘bomb trains’: 14 states aim to take new rule on LNG transport off the rails
Pa., N.J., Del. and 11 other states, plus some environmental groups, are suing to block the new federal regulation, citing the need for safety studies.
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‘How can I pay for this?’ Eastwick residents struggle to fix Isaias damage without federal aid
The city is not eligible for federal aid until the state declares Eastwick a disaster area.
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Paddle protest at Marsh Creek Lake calls for Mariner East shutdown
DEP: No fish-kills or known impacts to drinking water.
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A new advisory panel on climate change starts work at DRBC
On the heels of a storm that destroyed property, displaced hundreds of people and flooded the region’s waterways, the timing is particularly relevant.
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Maintaining the Schuylkill trails post-flood is a family — and community — affair
When the river floods, the water deposits debris plus a lot of mud — and often, sewage — on its banks. Volunteers helped clear the post-Isaias mess.
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How do we predict flooding, and what can we do about it?
The worst of the flooding brought by Tropical Storm Isaias may be over. But it serves as a harbinger of what could come next time.
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