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10 strategies for how journalists can cover a watershed as a beat

Watersheds can be complex, but they’re brimming with stories and present huge opportunities for journalists looking to dig into meaty topics that are relevant to their communities.

August 26, 2020 0 Comments Read article
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Virtual discussion: How to cover a watershed as a beat

On Aug. 21, Rona Kobell, a science editor and writer with Maryland Sea Grant, will feature tips and strategies for how to cover the regulatory, economic, and social issues that are confronting our watersheds.

August 12, 2020 Read article

How Tropical Storm Isaias is connected to climate change

‘Attribution science’ uses modeling to assess role of warming in weather events. | WHYY

August 6, 2020 0 Comments Read article

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

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

July 31, 2020 0 Comments Read article

WURD Radio to host series of monthly conversations on environment and racial justice

WURD Radio’s ecoWURD initiative will host a series of monthly on-air/online/video conversations exploring the intersection of environmental justice, COVID-19 and the impact on Black and Brown communities. | Delaware Currents

June 2, 2020 0 Comments Read article

Celebrate Earth Day with ecoWURD and From The Source: Stories of the Delaware

On Wednesday, April 22nd, in celebration of Earth Day, WURD Radio’s ecoWURD initiative, in partnership with the From The Source Collaborative, will host a day long summit of on air and online conversations exploring environmental justice at the intersection of race, health, the arts, education and politics. | EcoWURD

April 22, 2020 0 Comments Read article

Delaware River named River of the Year by national environmental organization

American Rivers has named the Delaware as its river of the year for 2020, hailing it as a “national success story” for its dramatic revitalization | The Philadelphia Inquirer

April 15, 2020 0 Comments Read article

Is There Lead In Your Water? PWD’s Free Lead Testing to See if Your Water is Safe

Lead in drinking water is not visible, nor does it have a distinct taste or scent. This makes it nearly impossible to detect lead in your water source-without asking your water provider.

But it’s not the water that’s the problem. | Green Philly Blog

April 14, 2020 0 Comments Read article

Video: Future Health of Delaware River Requires Citizen Action

Despite water quality improvement, pollution from “runoff” upstream, and rising sea levels downstream, threaten the river’s future. | CivicStory

April 14, 2020 0 Comments Read article

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

April 10, 2020 0 Comments Read article

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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.

Participating Newsrooms

  • Advance Local (NJ.com and LehighValleyLive.com)
  • Bucks County Courier-Times
  • Civic Story
  • Delaware Currents
  • Delaware Public Media
  • EcoWURD
  • GreenPhilly
  • The News Journal
  • The Philadelphia Inquirer
  • WHYY

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