Chris Mele
Philadelphia assures residents drinking water is safe after a chemical leak
Tests have showed no signs of contamination, officials said, but skeptical Philadelphians made mad dashes for bottled water.
Philadelphia officials on Monday sought to reassure skeptical residents that the city’s drinking water was safe for consumption days after...
Future of Gibbstown-LNG project remains far from certain
A pending federal ruling about LNG by rail is one of numerous puzzle pieces still needed for the project.
A proposal to bring liquified natural gas via rail to a Delaware River port in Gibbstown, N.J., awaits a critical...
Hazardous-waste polluters on the Delaware River will fund more than $1.3M in environmental restoration work
The federal government reached settlements with a Philadelphia salvage yard and a former DuPont landfill in Wilmington that released PCBs and other harmful substances
Settlements with two former hazardous waste sites along the Delaware River — one in Philadelphia and one in Wilmington –...
‘We’re not going to beat Mother Nature’: Tackling climate change in the Delaware River basin
Environmental officials say urgency and innovative thinking are needed
The effects of climate change are already readily apparent in the Delaware Estuary and the window to respond is rapidly...
A ‘sobering’ look at the effects of climate change on the Delaware Estuary
“The challenges we are facing are really immense,” a keynote speaker on Monday warned.
Climate trends in the Delaware Estuary and Basin reflect a blend of spiking temperatures, with a growing number of 90-degree-plus...
Mammoth industrial park planned near Delaware River could transform Slate Belt
River Pointe Commerce Park, with 13 warehouse-sized buildings of more than 6 million square feet, represents the largest project in the Lehigh Valley perhaps ever, planners say
Head east on I-80 from Stroudsburg, Pa., in the heart of Pennsylvania’s Poconos – once renowned for lovers’ resorts featuring...
Podostemum makes a comeback in the Delaware
The plant, which has not been seen south of the Lehigh since the 1800s, is reappearing in what is seen as a hopeful sign of improving water quality.
It’s a late August evening and Erik Silldorff is wearing a red swim shirt and blue trunks and an oversized...
One-year pause on harvesting female horseshoe crabs in Delaware Bay
Endangered red knots rely on the crabs’ eggs to fuel their migration
A regulatory agency last week issued a one-year reprieve on the harvesting of female horseshoe crabs in the Delaware Bay,...
Shoring up the Harbor of Refuge lighthouse
A federal study will explore the breakwater that the Delaware Bay lighthouse is on and recommend fixes
For nearly a century, the Harbor of Refuge Lighthouse off Cape Henlopen, Del., has stood as a sentry for fishing...
Camp resort plans raise worries about effects on Upper Delaware
Camp FIMFO is drawing criticism for its scale and potential effect on the character of a rural Catskills town.
Editor’s note: This article is part of an occasional series we call “What’s Going on Here?” to highlight projects and...
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