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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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Skinners Falls Bridge is falling apart. Now it will be taken apart.

Faced with “imminent collapse” and dire deteriorating conditions, the Skinners Falls Bridge, which connects Pennsylvania and New York in the Upper Delaware River, will be dismantled and pieces of it ...
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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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Tire particles chemical harmful to fish prevalent in Delaware River Basin but largely at low levels, researcher says

A chemical added to rubber tires to make them safer for drivers but that pose a hazard to certain fish has surfaced widely in the Delaware River watershed, according to a researcher. The findings, ...
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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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Hanwha’s Philadelphia shipyard draws international attention amid U.S.-Korea trade talks

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung last month visited Hanwha Shipyard in South Philadelphia with U.S. officials, Philadelphia Mayor Charelle Parker, and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro. Lee’s visit ...
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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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Toxins surface in the Delaware & Raritan Canal amid rollback of federal rules to fight them

When residents of Princeton or New Brunswick think of the Delaware River, they may imagine a remote place. After all, this river is less a waterway for central New Jerseyans than a boundary-definer.
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Water trail on Cooper River to advance environmental education in Camden

This article originally appeared in New Jersey Spotlight News. Can one paddle a kayak on Camden County’s Cooper River, fish from its banks, and watch its wildlife even though it flows through some of ...