Watershed

Coatesville, Doylestown, Audubon, New Hope and Solebury water providers are among 22 that fail to meet state requirements to reduce the “forever chemicals” in drinking water.

Current forecasts predict the next several days to be pretty dry, which won’t do anything to quell current fire hazards.

The legal fight centered around whether Delaware lawmakers could ignore a governor’s request to withdraw nominations not yet Senate confirmed.

The lawsuit alleges French company Arkema negligently discharged PFAS into the Goose Creek watershed in West Chester.

Residents are meeting with company representatives on Thursday night.

The average ratepayer could face a monthly bill of about $91 starting in September, and almost $97 the following year if the increase is approved.

The creek is not used for drinking water, and officials say no other source of drinking water has been affected.

The proposed project would have disposed of 5 million gallons of additional treated wastewater per day from the surrounding Lewes and Wolfe Neck communities.

Residents say officials should have communicated in “real-time” and released details about air monitoring and chemicals at the plant sooner.

A pipeline leak in the township tainted water in six wells. A preliminary federal investigation found it was undetected for at least 16 months.

According to the township, the situation is “under control” — but some residents can expect to smell gasoline and the odor of dead fish for the next few days.

Environmental contractors removed dumpsters worth of contaminated soil from the crater, according to DEP reports.

Some residents in Bucks County reported smells of gasoline in their water as far back as September 2023.

The canceled solicitation for proposals is the latest blow to New Jersey’s offshore wind industry and the planned Atlantic Shores project.

New Jersey has one of the lowest fluoridation rates in the U.S. Only about 16% of New Jersey residents have fluoridated water, compared to the national average of about 75%.