Watershed

The number of wildfires in New Jersey over the past two weeks is more than eight times greater than the same timeframe last year.

The Philadelphia area is facing record dry conditions. Meteorologists say months of rainfall is needed.

Gloucester Township voters bucked the growing trend of water and sewer sales to investor-owned utilities.

Gloucester Township officials say the sale would pay off a $65 million debt and help reduce property taxes.

The funding is part of $3 billion for ports nationwide to tackle climate change and air pollution.

Trump said he would stop offshore wind on “day one” should he win the election. The wind industry worries about delays to permits and proponents worry about jobs.

The states will use the funding to remove toxic chemicals, remove lead pipes and upgrade sewer and stormwater infrastructure.

Hankin Group aims to restore the floodplain along the Lionville Run in Exton, Chester County.

Last week, Wilmington released an inventory of lead pipes across the city. But the city has yet to determine the content of about 25% of its service lines.

PhilaPort’s new 15-year plan includes a proposal to deepen the Delaware River from 45 to 50 feet.

The Philadelphia Water Department shared a public inventory of the city’s lead pipes. The material of service lines connecting hundreds of thousands of properties is unknown.

Situated along the Schuylkill River, East Falls and Manayunk are prone to serious flooding.

Historic dams along the Brandywine River are helping the museum get off the electrical grid.

Since 1964, the Cape May-Lewes Ferry has linked Delaware and New Jersey. With a $20 million grant, the ferry will soon go green with its first diesel-hybrid vessel.

The lightning bugs’ habitat is being threatened by development and climate change.