Posts from the ‘Climate Change’ category

Rising seas puts hundreds of Superfund sites at risk, study says

Union of Concerned Scientists: EPA must warn public, take action | WHYY

Could climate change shift the conversation on this invasive species?

Todd Fritchmman is waging a war that’s decades in the making against one of the region’s most invasive coastal species. | WHYY

Could climate change shift the conversation on this invasive species?

Some scientists have been arguing that phragmites could be a key line of defense against rising sea level | Delaware News-Journal

Whitewater fans fear change at Lehigh dam, wonder why New York City is involved

Locals worry that New York would influence how and when water is released into the river — essential to maintaining tourist-drawing recreation | The Philadelphia Inquirer

Complex computer modeling assesses Delaware River health

Our expectations for the river have moved from those simple judgments of rubbish, stink and death and toward a more sustainable view of the river as it affects our quality of life and its uses for tourism. | Delaware Currents

Bad news for N.J.: ‘Dramatic’ sea level rise expected, plus more flooding and stronger storms

Sea levels in the Garden State are expected to be up to 6.3 feet higher by 2100 than they were in 2000, up to 1.1 feet higher by 2030 and up to 2.1 feet higher by 2050. | NJ.com

Delaware River Basin Commission intensifies its focus on climate change

The Delaware River Basin Commission plans to create a Climate Change Advisory Committee to intensify and unify the study of impacts of climate change on the Delaware River Basin. | Delaware Currents

Fall foliage hitting local peak, but climate change is also in view

In recent years, some have been disappointed with muted colors and trees that seem to suddenly drop browned leaves | The Philadelphia Inquirer

4 of the biggest threats facing the Delaware River, according to experts

More than 250 environmental advocates gathered in Allentown to pool resources and plot a course for the future of the watershed. | LehighValleyLive.com

Wastewater treatment plants: problem and solution for a healthier Delaware River

It’s likely that those plants in the lower river and bay are a significant source of the dip in dissolved oxygen. | Delaware Currents

From the Source: Stories of The Delaware

From the Source: Stories of the Delaware is a year-long collaborative reporting project covering the Delaware River and the watershed feeding it from multiple angles — water quality, environmental challenges, climate change, recreation, history, and how it all converges to define our region and inform life here.

Through words, images, audio, videos, and interactive graphics, we will take readers from the Catskills to the Water Gap; through muddy, secret fishing holes and urban centers, to where the river melds with the bay.

From the Source: Stories of the Delaware River, is produced with support from the National Geographic Society, the Lenfest Institute for Journalism, and the William Penn Foundation. Editorial content is created independently of the project’s donors.