Watershed

The spill is one of more than 100 across the length of the pipeline.

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.

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.

Jasmine Sessoms’ job: to be liaison with the community, government, businesses and media as her company recreates the property. She welcomes the challenge.

Worried about water quality in your stream? Plant a tree next to it, the DCNR says. Stream buffers reduce soil erosion and filter chemical runoff.

More than 200 current and potential Superfund sites in Pennsylvania and New Jersey are at risk of flooding in the next 20 years due to sea-level rise.

Shallow private wells near Shore are under special threat as seas rise.

Photographs of Philadelphia’s Delaware River waterfront reveal the intertwined fates of nature, industry and culture.

For years, community members have resisted Elcon Recycling Services’ bid to treat hazardous wastewater so close to rivers and waterways.

June saw higher numbers. Holiday weekends and sweltering temperatures could push an increase in visitors for July, too.

Thursday night’s session offered 149 community members a presentation on the research effort announced last year. The Q&A went more than an hour.

District Attorney so far silent on whether she will re-file case against Energy Transfer employee

The $225.5 million deal is done. Chicago-based Hilco plans to turn the 1,300-acre site in Southwest Philly into a distribution and logistics center.

With a $26.5 million cut in the price agreed to by Philadelphia Energy Solutions and Hilco Redevelopment OK’d, the deal is expected to close Friday.

In 2019, blue-green algae bloomed in freshwater lakes, and toxins affected wildlife, boating and swimming. A new initiative aims for better in summer 2020.