Joseph Sohm/Universal Images Group via Getty Images and Inside Climate NewsTrump says natural gas necessary to address 'energy emergency,' while environmental advocates cite risk to 15 million people
Joseph Sohm/Universal Images Group via Getty Images and Inside Climate NewsTrump says natural gas necessary to address 'energy emergency,' while environmental advocates cite risk to 15 million people
New Jersey Department of Environmental ProtectionHow water providers are responding to another ‘emerging’ contaminant
Michael McKenna for Delaware CurrentsBeach cleanups have revealed that single-use plastics are the most commonly littered items
Maddy LauriaPFAS exposure has been associated with a range of health effects, including kidney and testicular cancer
(AP Photo/Matt Rourke)EPA set final standards to improve quality, raise oxygen levels in a 38-mile stretch of the river
(Meg McGuire/Delaware Currents)Environmental groups oppose new port that would enable shipping of highly flammable LNG
(Courtesy of U.S. Army Corp of Engineers)The cleanup at the former Chambers Works in Deepwater is set to go on until 2038
(Meg McGuire/Delaware Currents)Water utilities make last-minute pitch to the Trump administration
(Carolyn Jones)Regulators found evidence of PFAS contamination in Delaware & Raritan Canal
(Isabella Darcy)The 300-acre island in the Delaware River lies between Camden and Philadelphia

Reviewing the challenges — and potential new pressures on the watershed
(Delaware River Basin Commission)Critics fear recent vote by Delaware River Basin Commission signals environmental protections will be dismantled
(NJDEP)South Jersey complex would be state’s biggest
(Emma Lee/WHYY)Unlike modern infrastructure, Camden’s older sewer systems send stormwater and sewage through the same underground pipes
(AP Photo/Anis Belghoul)Developer says Gibbstown project has not changed significantly since last extension
(Meg McGuire/Delaware Currents)Concerns about defunding, deregulation, a rollback of environmental protections and job cuts in key areas
(Meg McGuire/Delaware Currents)
(Meg McGuire/Delaware Currents)The rules would apply to a 38-mile stretch of the river that has been chronically polluted
(Chris Mele)Such incidents put bridges and other vessels in danger
(Delaware River Basin Commission; data source - NOAA)Delaware River Basin Commission graphics help to understand the different factors