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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

COVID-19 has shut down hundreds of cleanups, leaving parks and waterways filthy

Litter — some of it coronavirus-inspired face masks and gloves — mars miles of stream banks, forests, and green space. Hundreds of cleanups are on hold or canceled altogether because of pandemic precautions. | The Philadelphia Inquirer

April 8, 2020 0 Comments Read article

Philadelphia Water Has a Spokesdog. Here’s Why.

With roughly one dog for every four people in Philadelphia, dogs generate tens of millions of pounds annually, according to The Philadelphia Water Department. | Green Philly Blog

April 7, 2020 0 Comments Read article

Cooper River is first urban waterway in N.J. to get upgraded protection

New Jersey’s Department of Environmental Protection upgraded the designation of 600 miles of waterways to Category One, a level that seeks to limit pollution and development. | The Philadelphia Inquirer

April 7, 2020 0 Comments Read article

Housing plan stirs concern about pollution in the Musconetcong River

Borough residents and area environmental groups are hoping to stop a proposal for housing that includes a very large sewer-service area they fear will overheat and possibly pollute the Musconetcong River, one of the major tributaries of the Delaware River in New Jersey. | Delaware Currents

April 2, 2020 0 Comments Read article

Panic-buying bottled water? Here’s the truth about whether you need to add it to your shopping cart VS good ol’ tap.

COVID-19 Panic-buying leads to unnecessary stockpiling of plastic water bottles. Here’s what you need to know about your tap. | Green Philly Blog

March 23, 2020 0 Comments Read article

What contamination lurks on — and under — shuttered South Philly refinery

Indeed, a host of hazardous chemicals including cancer-causing benzene lurk beneath the land where crude oil was processed, stored, and shipped starting 150 years ago, according to government and corporate documents. | The Philadelphia Inquirer

February 17, 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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