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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

An assessment for the future population of Delaware River shad is not rosy, as the fish faces numerous threats, experts said.
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‘Our community says no’: Speakers decry LNG plant proposal on the Delaware River in Southeastern Pennsylvania

Speakers at a hearing on Wednesday warned of lasting environmental and health harms that would come with siting a liquefied natural gas plant in Chester, Pa., or other nearby densely populated ...
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Volunteers collect 900 pounds of trash at three Delaware River basin sites and gain insights about plastics pollution

Recent volunteer cleanups at three sites in the Delaware River Basin organized by an environmental group not only collected 900 pounds of trash but also gained key detailed data to help better define ...
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Delaware River scientists and enthusiasts come together at FUDR’s River Rendezvous

Friends of the Upper Delaware River hosted its second “River Rendezvous” conference and continued the theme of last year — getting scientists and fans of the Delaware River together to share their ...
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How water providers in Delaware, Pa. and N.J. are tackling ‘forever chemicals’

At the end of a sparsely traveled road in northern Delaware, one drinking water provider is tens of millions of dollars and years ahead of nationwide efforts to address toxic “forever chemicals” in ...
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FUDR has a new executive director but she’s not new to the community

Molly Oliver, the new executive director of the Friends of the Upper Delaware River, is clear-sighted about the troubling times that environmental organizations face, yet she is excited by 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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Cardboard boat racers on Delaware River at Port Jervis sink or win

A more-than-unique boat race held on the Delaware River on Saturday drew more than 300 people to the picturesque shoreline at the West End Beach in Port Jervis, N.Y. With boats made only of cardboard, ...
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New Jersey reaches historic $2B settlement with DuPont over decades of pollution

Note: This article and video interview were reported by NJ Spotlight News. In what’s being hailed as a landmark victory for the state, New Jersey officials on Monday announced a historic environmental ...
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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 ...