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Managing microplastics across the watershed: How water providers are responding to another ‘emerging’ contaminant

Microplastics are an unregulated contaminant but Delaware River watershed utilities and researchers are exploring ways to ...
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Shad in the Delaware face a problematic future

The Atlantic shad looks unremarkable, much like a kid’s drawing of a fish: shiny silver coat, fins, forked tail. But it is the source of many anglers’ fascination. To know that feeling, read John ...
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Warren County backs effort to name Paulins Kill a National Wild and Scenic River

An ongoing initiative to recognize the Paulins Kill, a 41-mile tributary of the Delaware River, as a National Wild and Scenic River gained the support of Warren County, N.J., which is home to a ...
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Streams in the Delaware River watershed face a variety of threats

For Earth Day, Delaware Currents launches another one of its ambitious projects. This story kicks off a 10-part series to help you understand the health of the nine basins in Pennsylvania that are ...
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More than $17M in National Fish and Wildlife Foundation funding to benefit Delaware River watershed projects

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced a round of funding amounting to more than $17 million for 45 new or continuing conservation and restoration ...
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Four experts weigh in about possible White House impacts on the Delaware River watershed

Editor’s note: We sent a three-question survey to 20 experts in the watershed for their insights in light of the current moves by the Trump administration and how those actions might affect the ...
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Concerns about water and power demands surface as data centers boom in Delaware River watershed

Most Pennsylvanians probably couldn’t point out Tobyhanna Township on a map. But parents of young children likely know Kalahari resorts, a popular indoor waterpark that draws visitors to this rural ...
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Chemicals trouble Delaware River tributaries

We have our work cut out for us. A recent report from the scientists at the Delaware River Basin Commission indicates there is a significant presence of toxic chemicals in the tributaries that feed ...
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Harmful ‘forever chemicals’ more prevalent in lower urbanized areas of Delaware River, report finds

A class of “forever chemicals” known as PFAS that have been identified as a health hazard are more commonly found in the lower reaches of the Delaware River where industrial uses are more heavily ...
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LNG Rail Tank Cars: The Few and the Unknown

For our complete coverage of the Wyalusing, Pa./ Gibbstown, N.J. LNG project, please click here. New questions have emerged about the availability, safety and risks associated with the specialized ...
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Rain and snow coming but not nearly enough to end Delaware River watershed drought

Though welcome rain and snow is in the forecast for the parched Delaware River basin, it will make only a tiny dent in the drought conditions that have persisted in the four-state watershed. The ...
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University of Delaware gets EPA grant to study effects of road salt on freshwater wetlands

Road salt, while good when roads are icy, can be bad for water systems and the critters that inhabit them. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has given $319,382 to the University of Delaware to ...